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♂ Joseph E. Armstrong
aliasJoseph E. Armstrong
Record
1419 · 12016

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 3 9
Birth 9 November 1864 → 159 years + 5 months ago
Lived 66 years + 2 months
First mandate 16 February 1904 → 120 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 3 months
Death 31 January 1931 → 93 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 4 months after 13 September 1926
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 18 7 29

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Charles O. Fairbank  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Fraser  m 
 		 ⊖ Burt W. Fansher  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ George Moncrieff  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,631 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20106(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
31
PRPR
 3/3 1,383 24.56% -761 Winner:
LIB
 2,144 38.07% John Fraser
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,789 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
16 February 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20519(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
CONS
 1/2 2,659 55.52% +529 Loser:
LIB
 2,130 44.48% Charles Jenkins

Service: 8 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,099 Votes: 5,618 Participation: 79.14% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20609(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CONS
 1/2 3,026 54.12% +461 Loser:
LIB
 2,565 45.88% James Cowan

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,755 Votes: 5,410 Participation: 80.09% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20874(F) — 25 Feb 2022 22:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CONS
 1/2 2,921 54.27% +460 Loser:
LIB
 2,461 45.73% Charles O. Fairbank

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,946 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21102(F) — 25 Feb 2022 22:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
 1/2 2,720 54.99% +494 Loser:
LIB
 2,226 45.01% Charles O. Fairbank

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,494 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21360(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
UNIO
 1/2 4,239 56.57% +984 Loser:
LL
 3,255 43.43% Neil McDougall

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,499 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21618(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
NLCP
 2/2 5,752 46.02% -995 Winner:
PROG
 6,747 53.98% Burt W. Fansher
Eligible: 16,782 Votes: 12,194 Participation: 72.66% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21889(F) — 27 Jun 2023 14:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
60
LC
 1/3 5,611 46.01% +89 Loser:
PROG
 5,522 45.28% Burt W. Fansher
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 61
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 16,782 Votes: 13,231 Participation: 78.84% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22141(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LC
 2/2 6,340 47.92% -551 Winner:
PROG
 6,891 52.08% Burt W. Fansher

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Elijah Armstrong, M.P.		 26 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Elijah Armstrong, député		 26 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Elijah Armstrong		 26 Jul 2023

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