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♂ Samuel Charters
aliasSamuel Charters
Record
10536 · 11905

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Ontario 2 2 4
Total 7 2 9
Birth 18 May 1863 → 160 years + 11 months ago
Lived 79 years + 11 months
First mandate 8 June 1908 → 115 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years
Death 21 April 1943 → 81 years ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 6 months after 13 October 1935
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
Canada 17 9 21
Ontario 5 4 0 Z
TOTAL 23 1 21

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William J. Lowe  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 5,480 Votes: 4,474 Participation: 81.64% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33562(F) — 30 Dec 2022 16:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
39
LC
 2/2 2,173 48.62% -123 Winner:
LIB
 2,296 51.38% John Smith
Eligible: 5,229 Votes: 4,542 Participation: 86.86% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33662(F) — 30 Dec 2022 14:41 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
41
LC
 2/2 2,237 49.64% -32 Winner:
LIB
 2,269 50.36% John Smith
Eligible: 6,532 Votes: 5,247 Participation: 80.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33850(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LC
 1/2 2,852 54.78% +498 Loser:
LIB
 2,354 45.22% John Godfrey

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,702 Votes: 4,728 Participation: 70.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33958(F) — 23 Feb 2022 21:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 1/2 2,705 57.63% +716 Loser:
LIB
 1,989 42.37% Robert Smith
After his election:
9 Oct 1913 50
LC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13		 Ontario
3 November 1913
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34003(F) — 23 Feb 2022 20:59 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. James R. Fallis
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,250 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21382(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
UNIO
 1/2 4,751 65.53% +2,252 Loser:
LL
 2,499 34.47% Benjamin Petch

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,974 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21638(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
NLCP
 1/3 4,892 40.86% +1,160 Loser:
LIB
 3,732 31.17% William J. Lowe
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 58
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,225 Votes: 13,593 Participation: 74.58% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21909(F) — 27 Jun 2023 15:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LC
 1/2 7,047 51.84% +501 Loser:
LIB
 6,546 48.16% William R.P. Parker
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 63
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 18,225 Votes: 13,296 Participation: 72.95% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22159(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LC
 1/2 7,002 52.66% +708 Loser:
LIB
 6,294 47.34% William J. Lowe

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,707 Votes: 13,959 Participation: 78.83% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22433(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LC
 1/2 7,112 50.95% +265 Loser:
LIB
 6,847 49.05% William J. Lowe

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,303 Votes: 15,972 Participation: 82.74% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22705(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:57 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
LC
 7,132 44.65% Gordon Graydon

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Samuel Charters		 02 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Samuel Charters		 02 Aug 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Samuel Charters, M.P.		 02 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Samuel Charters, député		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Samuel Charters (politician)		 02 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Samuel Charters (homme politique)		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 10:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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