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♂ Herbert A. Bruce
aliasHerbert A. Bruce
Record
7805 · 12113

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 28 September 1868 → 155 years + 7 months ago
Lived 94 years + 8 months
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 71 years + 5 months
Death 23 June 1963 → 60 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 2 months after 30 March 1946
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 6 0 2

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 37,485 Votes: 26,092 Participation: 69.61% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22984(F) — 5 Jul 2023 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
71
NATG
 1/2 13,605 52.14% +1,118 Loser:
LIB
 12,487 47.86% John P. Travers
After his election:
16 May 1940 71
NATG
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Dec 1942 74
NCP
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,380 Votes: 26,810 Participation: 68.08% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23244(F) — 27 Jan 2022 10:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
76
PC
 1/4 11,588 43.22% +1,607 Loser:
LIB
 9,981 37.23% John P. Travers
After his election:
30 Mar 1946 77
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 9 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,380 Votes: 23,281 Participation: 59.12% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Ontario
21 October 1946
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23367(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
78		 Successor:
PC
 8,212 35.27% Harold A.W. Timmins

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Col. The Hon. Herbert Alexander Bruce, M.P.		 28 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Col. l'hon. Herbert Alexander Bruce, député		 28 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Herbert Alexander Bruce		 28 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jul 2023 22:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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