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♂ Edward H. Smythe
aliasEdward H. Smythe
Record
57845 · 11856

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 2 3
Birth 26 September 1844 → 179 years + 7 months ago
Lived 58 years + 4 months
First mandate 26 June 1894 → 129 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 9 months
Death 4 February 1903 → 121 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 3 months after 8 October 1894
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 0 3 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William Harty  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 4,276 Votes: 3,459 Participation: 80.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33349(F) — 23 Oct 2023 08:06 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LC
 1/2 1,710 50.01% +1 Loser:
LIB
 1,709 49.99% William Harty
After his election:
8 Oct 1894 50
LC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 3 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
28 January 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33724(F) — 23 Oct 2023 08:06 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LC
 2/2 1 33.33% -1 Winner:
LIB
 2 66.67% William Harty
Eligible: 4,767 Votes: 4,021 Participation: 84.35% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33444(F) — 23 Oct 2023 08:06 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
53
LC
 2/2 1,835 46.34% -290 Winner:
LIB
 2,125 53.66% William Harty

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Edward Handley Smythe		 23 Oct 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Edward H. Smythe		 23 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Edward H. Smythe		 23 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Oct 2023 08:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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