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♂ Gordon Crooks Wilson
aliasGordon Crooks Wilson
Record
65597 · 11957

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
Ontario 1 1 2
Total 7 1 8
Birth 25 February 1872 → 152 years + 2 months ago
Lived 65 years + 2 months
First mandate 8 June 1908 → 115 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 3 months
Death 4 May 1937 → 86 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 6 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
Gordon Crooks Wilson (1872–1937)
© Photo 1918 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Dundas, Ontario
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 24 0 17
Ontario 2 9 14 Z
TOTAL 26 10 1

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Frank C. Biggs  m 
⊖ William O. Sealey  m 
 		 ⊖ John H. Dickenson  m 
⊖ Robert A. Thompson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,976 Votes: 3,202 Participation: 80.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33690(F) — 30 Dec 2022 15:10 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
32
LC
 2/2 1,584 49.56% -28 Winner:
LIB
 1,612 50.44% Robert A. Thompson
Eligible: 4,048 Votes: 3,178 Participation: 78.51% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33878(F) — 23 Feb 2022 20:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LC
 1/3 1,600 50.60% +119 Loser:
LIB
 1,481 46.84% Robert A. Thompson
After his election:
24 Mar 1911 39
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 9 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,771 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21150(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
CONS
 1/2 3,832 56.59% +893 Loser:
LIB
 2,939 43.41% William O. Sealey

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,210 Votes: 3,449 Participation: 81.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33991(F) — 4 Sep 2023 11:42 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
LIB
 1,723 50.42% James McQueen
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,964 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21408(F) — 5 Aug 2023 18:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
UNIO
 1/3 9,070 64.95% +5,683 Loser:
LL
 3,387 24.26% John H. Dickenson

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,798 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21664(F) — 5 Jul 2023 18:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
NLCP
 1/3 9,375 43.01% +129 Loser:
PROG
 9,246 42.42% Christopher F.T. Woodley
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 50
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,134 Votes: 18,183 Participation: 60.34% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21935(F) — 27 Jun 2023 20:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LC
 1/2 12,970 71.33% +7,757 Loser:
PROG
 5,213 28.67% Christopher F.T. Woodley
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 54
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 30,134 Votes: 16,310 Participation: 54.12% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22188(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 1/2 10,975 67.29% +5,640 Loser:
LIB
 5,335 32.71% Harold S. Burns

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 34,655 Votes: 24,694 Participation: 71.26% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22462(F) — 19 Jan 2024 21:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/3 13,436 54.41% +3,808 Loser:
LIB
 9,628 38.99% Frank C. Biggs

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,843 Votes: 30,189 Participation: 73.91% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22734(F) — 5 Jul 2023 20:17 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
LC
 9,958 32.99% Frank E. Lennard

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Gordon Crooks Wilson		 17 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Gordon Crooks Wilson		 17 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Gordon Crooks Wilson		 17 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Gordon Crooks Wilson		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Crooks Wilson		 17 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gordon Crooks Wilson		 17 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Mar 2024 12:58 (but data presented dynamically)

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