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♂ Peter Elson
aliasPeter Elson
Record
18580 · 11972

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 18 January 1839 → 185 years + 3 months ago
Lived 74 years + 4 months
First mandate 3 November 1904 → 119 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 65 years + 9 months
Death 11 June 1913 → 110 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 8 7 5

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George A. Routledge  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 5,627 Votes: 4,389 Participation: 78.00% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20618(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
65
CONS
 1/2 2,297 52.50% +219 Loser:
LIB
 2,078 47.50% John M. McEvoy

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,864 Votes: 4,514 Participation: 76.98% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20882(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
CONS
 1/2 2,369 52.77% +249 Loser:
LIB
 2,120 47.23% George A. Routledge

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,293 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21110(F) — 23 Jan 2022 18:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
72
CONS
 1/2 2,477 57.70% +661 Loser:
LIB
 1,816 42.30% George A. Routledge
After his election:
11 Jun 1913 74
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,751 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 October 1913
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21257(F) — 1 Jul 2023 17:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
74		 Successor:
CONS
 2,068 55.13% Samuel F. Glass

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Peter Elson		 04 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Peter Elson		 04 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Peter Elson (politician)		 04 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Aug 2023 13:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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