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♂ Matthew McKay
aliasMatthew McKay
Record
41635 · 12094

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 4 6
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 2 5 7
Birth 6 October 1858 → 165 years + 6 months ago
Lived 78 years + 4 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 63 years + 2 months
Death 14 February 1937 → 87 years + 2 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 2 23

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Ira D. Cotnam  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas Murray  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward A. Dunlop  m 
⊖ Gerald V. White  m 
 
Eligible: 5,672 Votes: 4,142 Participation: 73.03% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33670(F) — 30 Dec 2022 14:58 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 1,345 32.52% -1,446 Winner:
LC
 2,791 67.48% Edward A. Dunlop
Eligible: 5,796 Votes: 3,566 Participation: 61.53% Candidacies: 3
Federal
10		 Ontario
9 October 1906
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20759(F) — 23 Jan 2022 14:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
48
IND
 3/3 233 6.53% -1,934 Winner:
CONS
 2,167 60.77% Gerald V. White
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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
63
LIB
 1/3 3,828 37.48% +457 Loser:
PROG
 3,371 33.00% Arthur Collins

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
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
ID: 21917(F) — 27 Jun 2023 19:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
67
LIB
 2/2 4,529 46.06% -774 Winner:
LC
 5,303 53.94% Ira D. Cotnam
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
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
67
LIB
 2/3 4,288 37.43% -659 Winner:
LC
 4,947 43.19% Ira D. Cotnam
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
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
71
LIB
 2/2 4,897 44.43% -1,228 Winner:
LC
 6,125 55.57% Ira D. Cotnam
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
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
77
LIB
 1/3 6,052 49.87% +1,918 Loser:
LC
 4,134 34.07% Ira D. Cotnam
After his election:
14 Feb 1937 78
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,033 Votes: 11,322 Participation: 70.62% Candidacies: 2
Federal
18		 Ontario
5 April 1937
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22841(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
78		 Successor:
LIB
 5,863 51.78% Ralph M. Warren

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Matthew McKay, M.P.		 31 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Matthew McKay, député		 31 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Matthew McKay (politician)		 31 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Matthew McKay (homme politique)		 31 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Aug 2023 18:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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