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♂ John W. King
aliasJohn W. King
Record
31886 · 12065

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 26 December 1856 → 167 years + 4 months ago
Lived 70 years
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 64 years + 11 months
Death 14 January 1927 → 97 years + 3 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 5 1 6

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George Spotton  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,726 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21614(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
64
PROG
 1/3 5,243 44.71% +1,186 Loser:
NLCP
 4,057 34.60% George Spotton

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,815 Votes: 10,510 Participation: 70.94% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21885(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
PROG
 1/2 5,340 50.81% +170 Loser:
LC
 5,170 49.19% George Spotton
After his election:
30 Oct 1925 68
PROG
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
26 Jun 1926 69
PROG
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
29 Jun 1926 69
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,815 Votes: 11,439 Participation: 77.21% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22136(F) — 24 Jan 2022 21:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
PROG
 1/2 5,892 51.51% +345 Loser:
LC
 5,547 48.49% Hugh J.A. MacEwan
After his election:
14 Jan 1927 70
PROG
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,815 Votes: 11,675 Participation: 78.81% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 Ontario
12 September 1927
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22301(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
70		 Successor:
LC
 4,595 39.36% George Spotton

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Warwick King, M.P.		 19 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Warwick King, député		 19 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Warwick King		 19 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Aug 2023 22:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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