Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Samuel Simpson Sharpe
aliasSamuel Simpson Sharpe
Record
56234 · 12050

1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 13 March 1873 → 151 years + 1 month ago
Lived 45 years + 2 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 7 months
Death 25 May 1918 → 105 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Samuel Simpson Sharpe (1873–1918)
© Photo 1918 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
William H. Sharpe (1868–1942) Brother
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 6 26

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
George D. Grant  m 
 
Herbert M. Mowat  m 
 
Eligible: 5,133 Votes: 4,246 Participation: 82.72% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11
Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20890(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
35
CONS
1/2 2,208 52.37% +200 Loser:
LIB
2,008 47.63% George D. Grant

Service:
2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,702 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12
Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21118(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
CONS
1/2 2,130 57.54% +558 Loser:
LIB
1,572 42.46% Herbert M. Mowat

Service:
6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,691 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13
Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21376(F) — 23 Jan 2022 20:36 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
UNIO
1/2 3,123 66.57% +1,555 Loser:
LL
1,568 33.43% Frederick Hogg
After his election:
25 May 1918 45
UNIO
Vac.
Died in office
Service: 5 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,139 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13
Ontario
9 December 1919
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21512(F) — 10 Sep 2022 11:48 ET
Deceased
Age
45
Successor:
IND
3,662 51.30% Robert H. Halbert

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Samuel Simpson Sharpe, M.P.
11 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Samuel Simpson Sharpe, député
11 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Samuel Simpson Sharpe
11 Mar 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Mar 2024 21:52 (but data presented dynamically)