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♂ C. Earl Desmond
aliasC. Earl Desmond
Record
15686 · 12100

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 9 March 1894 → 130 years + 1 month ago
Lived 74 years + 4 months
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 46 years
Death 15 July 1968 → 55 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 19 days after 26 June 1949
Special notes
None
 
C. Earl Desmond (1894–1968)
© Photo 1945 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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 2 29

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ E. Blake Huffman  m 
 		 ⊖ Arthur L. Thompson  m 
 
Eligible: 32,703 Votes: 22,574 Participation: 69.03% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22966(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:59 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
NATG
 1/2 11,629 51.52% +684 Loser:
LIB
 10,945 48.48% Arthur L. Thompson
After his election:
16 May 1940 46
NATG
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Dec 1942 48
NCP
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,047 Votes: 24,487 Participation: 74.10% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23226(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 12,706 51.89% +2,216 Loser:
LIB
 10,490 42.84% William D. Colby

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,920 Votes: 28,610 Participation: 79.65% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23487(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
PC
 2/3 12,444 43.98% -2,459 Winner:
LIB
 14,903 52.67% E. Blake Huffman

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Clayton Earl Desmond		 03 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Clayton Earl Desmond		 03 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Earl Desmond		 03 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Mar 2024 09:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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