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♂ John Leys
aliasJohn Leys
Record
36228 · 11934

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 27 January 1834 → 190 years + 3 months ago
Lived 66 years
First mandate 28 December 1886 → 137 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 11 months
Death 17 February 1900 → 124 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 8 months after 4 June 1890
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Francis B. Leys (1839–1905) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 3 5 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Edward F. Clarke  m 
⊖ Alexander Morris  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry E. Clarke  m 
 
Eligible: 8,909 Votes: 4,494 Participation: 50.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33016(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:39 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 2/3 2,011 45.15% -124 Winner:
LC
 2,135 47.93% Alexander Morris
Eligible: 33,306 Votes: 26,950 Participation: 40.53% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33205(F) — 31 Dec 2022 15:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 3/5 5,380 59.89% +1,325 Loser:
LAB
 4,055 45.14% Charles March

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,265 Votes: 31,400 Participation: 36.28% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33297(F) — 26 Aug 2023 18:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 5,359 51.20% Joseph Tait

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Leys		 24 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Leys		 24 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Leys		 24 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Aug 2023 10:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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