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♂ Joseph H. Widdifield
aliasJoseph H. Widdifield
Record
65139 · 11777

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 12 June 1845 → 178 years + 10 months ago
Lived 60 years + 11 months
First mandate 18 January 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 7 months
Death 3 June 1906 → 117 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 2 months after 5 March 1888
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 13 1 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 4,867 Votes: 3,181 Participation: 65.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32846(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
LIB
 1/2 1,835 57.69% +489 Loser:
IND
 1,346 42.31% E. Jackson

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,658 Votes: 3,891 Participation: 68.77% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32941(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 1/2 2,200 56.54% +509 Loser:
LC
 1,691 43.46% N. Murphy

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,719 Votes: 3,820 Participation: 66.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33029(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 2,328 61.23% +854 Loser:
LC
 1,474 38.77% C.O. Robinson

Service: 3 years 10 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,327 Votes: 3,577 Participation: 56.54% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33218(F) — 31 Dec 2022 15:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 2,220 62.41% +883 Loser:
LC
 1,337 37.59% ? Wyndham
After his election:
5 Mar 1888 42
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 2 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
6		 Ontario
23 May 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33698(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Elihu J. Davis

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Joseph Henry Widdifield		 30 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Joseph Henry Widdifield		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Henry Widdifield		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 13:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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