Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Malcolm Lang
aliasMalcolm Lang
Record
33808 · 12081

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 67%
 
Canada 1 2 3
Ontario 3 0 3
Total 4 2 6
Birth 25 February 1875 → 149 years + 2 months ago
Lived 65 years + 11 months
First mandate 29 June 1914 → 109 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 4 months
Death 24 February 1941 → 83 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 6 months after 27 July 1930
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 3 10 12
Ontario 11 2 1 Z
TOTAL 15 0 13

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
Ernest F. Armstrong  m  (2 runoffs)
John R. O'Neill  m 
 
Wesley A. Gordon  m 
 
Eligible: 5,397 Votes: 2,934 Participation: 54.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14
Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34112(F) — 29 Dec 2022 20:46 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
1/3 1,197 41.52% +28 Loser:
LC
1,169 40.55% Richard Douglas

Service:
5 years 3 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,401 Votes: 5,993 Participation: 57.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15
Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34146(F) — 17 Dec 2022 10:00 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
1/3 2,951 49.24% +1,120 Loser:
LC
1,831 30.55% Robert Potter

Service:
3 years 8 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,943 Votes: 8,129 Participation: 42.91% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16
Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34273(F) — 28 Dec 2022 20:15 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
1/4 3,138 39.54% +627 Loser:
ILP
2,511 31.64% John Vanier
After his election:
1 Sep 1925 50
LIB
Vac.
Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 2 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,535 Votes: 11,802 Participation: 60.41% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15
Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21912(F) — 27 Jun 2023 19:40 ET
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
50
LAB
2/3 4,558 38.62% -804 Winner:
LC
5,362 45.43% Ernest F. Armstrong
Eligible: 19,535 Votes: 13,720 Participation: 70.23% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16
Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22173(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
51
LAB
1/2 7,309 53.27% +898 Loser:
LC
6,411 46.73% Ernest F. Armstrong

Service:
3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,521 Votes: 5,353 Participation: 56.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17
Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34396(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51
Successor:
LC
2,886 54.35% Albert V. Waters
Eligible: 21,892 Votes: 15,924 Participation: 72.74% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17
Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22447(F) — 29 Aug 2022 18:20 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LIB
2/2 7,195 45.18% -1,534 Winner:
LC
8,729 54.82% Wesley A. Gordon

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Malcolm Lang
20 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Malcolm Lang
20 Aug 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Malcolm Lang, M.P.
20 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Malcolm Lang, député
20 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Malcolm Lang (politician)
20 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Aug 2023 20:57 (but data presented dynamically)