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♂ John McKay
aliasJohn McKay
Record
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Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 2 2 4
Total 2 3 5
Birth 12 February 1841 → 183 years + 2 months ago
Lived ± 74 years
First mandate 5 June 1890 → 133 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 3 months
Death c. 1916 → 108 years ago
Exit → Death ± 17 years + 10 months after 28 February 1898
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 7 8 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John S. Cruess  m 
⊖ Samuel Hughes  m 
 		 ⊖ Samuel J. Fox  m 
⊖ William R. Smyth  m 
 
Eligible: 4,886 Votes: 3,231 Participation: 66.13% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33299(F) — 31 Dec 2022 13:08 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LER
 1/2 1,827 56.70% +432 Loser:
LC
 1,395 43.30% John S. Cruess

Service: 4 years 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,218 Votes: 3,685 Participation: 70.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33390(F) — 31 Dec 2022 10:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 1,785 48.64% +470 Loser:
LC
 1,315 35.83% R. Bryans

Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,785 Votes: 4,282 Participation: 74.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33488(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 2,093 49.18% -70 Winner:
LC
 2,163 50.82% Samuel J. Fox
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,963 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20400(F) — 29 Nov 2021 07:45 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
59
LIB
 2/2 1,417 47.82% -129 Winner:
LC
 1,546 52.18% Samuel Hughes
Eligible: 5,207 Votes: 3,524 Participation: 67.68% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33787(F) — 23 Feb 2022 20:05 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
67
LIB
 2/2 1,367 39.05% -767 Winner:
LC
 2,134 60.95% William R. Smyth

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Dr John McKay		 31 Aug 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John McKay		 31 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John McKay		 31 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John McKay (MPP)		 31 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Aug 2023 18:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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