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♂ Jonathan J. Merner
aliasJonathan J. Merner
Record
43046 · 11992

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 2 April 1864 → 160 years + 1 month ago
Lived 64 years + 10 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 5 months
Death 26 February 1929 → 95 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 2 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Samuel Merner (1823–1908) Uncle  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 2 13

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William Black  m 
⊖ Thomas McMillan  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Murdo Y. McLean  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,606 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21097(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
CONS
 1/2 2,360 51.24% +114 Loser:
LIB
 2,246 48.76% Murdo Y. McLean

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,321 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21355(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
UNIO
 1/2 3,932 53.71% +543 Loser:
LL
 3,389 46.29% Thomas McMillan

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,131 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21615(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
NLCP
 3/3 3,965 32.68% -140 Winner:
PROG
 4,105 33.84% William Black
Eligible: 14,572 Votes: 11,321 Participation: 77.69% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21886(F) — 27 Jun 2023 14:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
61
LC
 2/3 4,694 41.46% -253 Winner:
LIB
 4,947 43.70% Thomas McMillan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Jonathan Joseph Merner, M.P.		 02 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Jonathan Joseph Merner, député		 02 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Jonathan Joseph Merner		 02 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Sep 2023 16:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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