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♂ Peter Heenan
aliasPeter Heenan
Record
26852 · 12060

Irish-Canadian    Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Ontario 4 1 5
Total 8 1 9
Birth 19 February 1875 → 149 years + 2 months ago
Lived 73 years + 2 months
First mandate 20 October 1919 → 104 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 8 months
Death 12 May 1948 → 75 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 9 months after 3 August 1943
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 16
Ontario 14 10 6 Z
TOTAL 23 5 22

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 16
LIB
 1 Minister 51–55 25 Sep 1926 — 06 Aug 1930 3 10 12
 1. Labour

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William M. Docker  m 
 		 ⊖ Harold A.C. Machin  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 5,643 Votes: 3,877 Participation: 68.70% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34172(F) — 23 Jul 2023 11:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
ILP
 1/4 1,870 49.47% +975 Loser:
IND
 895 23.68% Harold A.C. Machin
After his election:
1 Nov 1919 44
ILP
 →
LAB
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 8 months 4 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34299(F) — 8 Oct 2022 10:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LAB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Sep 1925 50
LAB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 2 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,294 Votes: 8,367 Participation: 58.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21893(F) — 27 Jun 2023 14:22 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/3 3,898 46.59% +191 Loser:
LC
 3,707 44.31% Harold A.C. Machin
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 51
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,294 Votes: 10,642 Participation: 74.45% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22138(F) — 24 Jan 2022 21:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 5,626 52.87% +610 Loser:
LC
 5,016 47.13% Arthur D. George
After his election:
11 Oct 1926 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,294 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
16		 Ontario
2 November 1926
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22286(F) — 11 Oct 2022 20:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 8 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,751 Votes: 5,083 Participation: 52.13% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34422(F) — 3 Aug 2023 21:32 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
LC
 2,641 52.30% Joseph P. Earngey
Eligible: 15,661 Votes: 12,124 Participation: 77.42% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22412(F) — 25 Jan 2022 19:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 6,313 52.07% +502 Loser:
LC
 5,811 47.93% Francis J. McManus
After his election:
9 Jul 1934 59
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 3 years 11 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
19		 Ontario
7 August 1934
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34722(F) — 8 Oct 2022 13:30 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
59
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 1 month 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,661 Votes: 11,071 Participation: 70.69% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
24 September 1934
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22584(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 8,618 77.84% Hugh B. McKinnon
Eligible: 16,707 Votes: 11,261 Participation: 67.40% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34760(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/2 6,597 59.27% +2,064 Loser:
LC
 4,533 40.73% John Fee

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,708 Votes: 9,535 Participation: 69.56% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34859(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
68
LIB
 2/3 3,030 32.07% -1,861 Winner:
CCF
 4,891 51.77% William M. Docker

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Peter Heenan		 08 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Peter Heenan		 08 Oct 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Peter Heenan, P.C.		 08 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Peter Heenan, C.P.		 08 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Peter Heenan		 08 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
Peter Heenan (homme politique)		 08 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Oct 2023 13:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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