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♂ John Clark
aliasJohn Clark
Record
11284 · 12006

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth c. 1835 → 189 years ago
Lived ± 61 years
First mandate 23 June 1896 → 127 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age ± 61 years
Death 27 July 1896 → 127 years + 9 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 0 1 3

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Thomas S. Sproule  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,935 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19804(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
±56
LIB
 2/2 1,958 49.76% -19 Winner:
CONS
 1,977 50.24% Thomas S. Sproule
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,086 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20093(F) — 22 Jan 2022 21:21 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±61
LIB
 1/2 2,559 50.31% +32 Loser:
CONS
 2,527 49.69% James McLaughlin
After his election:
27 Jul 1896 ±61
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 month 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,256 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
25 August 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20241(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±61		 Successor:
LIB
 2,840 54.03% William Paterson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Clark		 02 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Clark		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Clark (Canadian politician)		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 16:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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