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♂ Thomas A. Kidd
aliasThomas A. Kidd
Record
31716 · 12104

Irish-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Ontario 4 0 4
Total 5 3 8
Birth 1 May 1889 → 135 years ago
Lived 84 years + 7 months
First mandate 1 December 1926 → 97 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 7 months
Death 19 December 1973 → 50 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 5 months after 26 June 1949
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Edward Kidd (1849–1912) Uncle  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 0 15
Ontario 13 3 3 Z
TOTAL 17 3 18

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 18
LC
 1 Speaker 40–44 05 Feb 1930 — 03 Apr 1934 4 1 29

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William J.O. Henderson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hugh J. Plaxton  m 
 		 ⊖ William F. Nickle  m 
⊖ Norman M. Rogers  m 
 
Eligible: 14,712 Votes: 11,189 Participation: 76.05% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34425(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LC
 1/2 6,705 60.45% +2,319 Loser:
PROH
 4,386 39.55% William F. Nickle

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34540(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 7 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,081 Votes: 14,288 Participation: 79.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34668(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LC
 1/2 7,634 53.92% +1,109 Loser:
LIB
 6,525 46.08% George Bawden

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,446 Votes: 16,001 Participation: 82.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34763(F) — 25 Feb 2022 23:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 1/2 8,014 50.59% +187 Loser:
LIB
 7,827 49.41% William Mills
After his election:
8 Mar 1940 50
LC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 5 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,381 Votes: 17,084 Participation: 88.15% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22967(F) — 29 Dec 2022 16:47 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
50
NATG
 2/2 7,475 43.75% -2,134 Winner:
LIB
 9,609 56.25% Norman M. Rogers
Eligible: 23,598 Votes: 14,254 Participation: 60.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34862(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:10 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
PC
 6,555 46.49% Harry A. Stewart
Eligible: 22,519 Votes: 18,034 Participation: 80.08% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23227(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
56
PC
 1/3 9,175 50.88% +1,587 Loser:
LIB
 7,588 42.08% Hugh J. Plaxton

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,787 Votes: 18,877 Participation: 79.36% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23488(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
PC
 2/3 7,831 41.96% -2,214 Winner:
LIB
 10,045 53.83% William J.O. Henderson
Eligible: 37,023 Votes: 29,082 Participation: 78.55% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24069(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
68
PC
 2/3 12,977 45.16% -1,751 Winner:
LIB
 14,728 51.25% William J.O. Henderson

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Thomas Ashmore Kidd		 19 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Thomas Ashmore Kidd		 19 Aug 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Ashmore Kidd, V.D., M.P.		 19 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Ashmore Kidd, V.D., M.P.		 19 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Kidd (Ontario politician)		 19 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Kidd (homme politique ontarien)		 19 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Aug 2023 21:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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