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♂ Victor C. Porteous
aliasVictor C. Porteous
Record
50273 · 12111

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 1 3 4
Birth 5 November 1893 → 130 years + 5 months ago
Lived 72 years + 7 months
First mandate 28 July 1930 → 93 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 8 months
Death 17 June 1966 → 57 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 8 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 5 2 15

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ W. Garfield Case  m 
⊖ William P. Telford  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Roland Patterson  m 
 
Eligible: 18,899 Votes: 15,047 Participation: 79.62% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22402(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
LC
 1/2 7,617 50.62% +187 Loser:
LIB
 7,430 49.38% William P. Telford

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,136 Votes: 17,813 Participation: 76.99% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22674(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
LC
 2/4 6,740 37.84% -1,320 Winner:
LIB
 8,060 45.25% William P. Telford
Eligible: 20,555 Votes: 15,885 Participation: 77.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34748(F) — 23 Jul 2023 11:42 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
43
LC
 2/3 6,172 39.31% -2,339 Winner:
LIBP
 8,511 54.21% Roland Patterson
Eligible: 23,419 Votes: 15,743 Participation: 67.22% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22954(F) — 1 Sep 2022 00:30 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
46
NATG
 2/3 5,771 36.66% -1,767 Winner:
LIB
 7,538 47.88% William P. Telford

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Victor Clarence Porteous, M.P.		 09 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Victor Clarence Porteous, député		 09 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Victor Porteous		 09 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Sep 2023 11:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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