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♂ Ira D. Cotnam
aliasIra D. Cotnam
Record
12876 · 12093

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 38%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 4 7
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 3 5 8
Birth 19 December 1883 → 140 years + 4 months ago
Lived 82 years + 2 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 10 months
Death 25 February 1966 → 58 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 4 months after 13 October 1935
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 9 11 12

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John C. Bradley  m 
⊖ Matthew McKay  m  (5 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James M. Forgie  m 
⊖ Ralph M. Warren  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,214 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21646(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
37
NLCP
 3/3 3,015 29.52% -813 Winner:
LIB
 3,828 37.48% Matthew McKay
Eligible: 15,179 Votes: 9,832 Participation: 64.77% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21917(F) — 27 Jun 2023 19:11 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
LC
 1/2 5,303 53.94% +774 Loser:
LIB
 4,529 46.06% Matthew McKay
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 42
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 15,179 Votes: 11,455 Participation: 75.47% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22166(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LC
 1/3 4,947 43.19% +659 Loser:
LIB
 4,288 37.43% Matthew McKay

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,571 Votes: 11,022 Participation: 75.64% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22440(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
 1/2 6,125 55.57% +1,228 Loser:
LIB
 4,897 44.43% Matthew McKay

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,033 Votes: 12,135 Participation: 75.69% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22712(F) — 25 Jan 2022 22:14 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LC
 2/3 4,134 34.07% -1,918 Winner:
LIB
 6,052 49.87% Matthew McKay
Eligible: 16,040 Votes: 12,221 Participation: 76.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34789(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
53
LC
 2/2 5,937 48.84% -282 Winner:
LIB
 6,219 51.16% John C. Bradley
Eligible: 20,592 Votes: 16,623 Participation: 80.73% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23513(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
65
PC
 2/3 6,598 40.02% -1,760 Winner:
LIB
 8,358 50.70% Ralph M. Warren
Eligible: 20,907 Votes: 16,851 Participation: 80.60% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23813(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
69
PC
 2/2 7,268 43.71% -2,092 Winner:
LIB
 9,360 56.29% James M. Forgie

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ira Delbert Cotnam, M.P.		 02 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Ira Delbert Cotnam, député		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ira Delbert Cotnam		 02 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Ira Delbert Cotnam		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 22:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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