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♂ Walter C. Thomson
aliasWalter C. Thomson
Record
61161 · 12116

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Ontario 0 2 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth 21 December 1895 → 128 years + 4 months ago
Lived 68 years + 4 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 6 months
Death 27 April 1964 → 60 years ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 6 months after 9 October 1951
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 2 3 12

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 23–24
LIB
 1 Party leader 54–58 10 Nov 1950 — 08 Apr 1954 3 4 29

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ F. Andrew Brewin  m 
⊖ Michael Starr  m 
⊖ Arthur H. Williams  m 
 		 ⊖ Dana H. Porter  m 
⊖ Thomas D. Thomas  m 
 
Eligible: 31,490 Votes: 15,494 Participation: 49.20% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34897(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:10 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 3/5 3,316 21.54% -3,889 Winner:
PC
 7,205 46.81% Dana H. Porter
Eligible: 42,198 Votes: 32,813 Participation: 77.76% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23501(F) — 27 Jan 2022 16:54 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 13,412 41.19% +3,609 Loser:
PC
 9,803 30.11% Frank McCallum
After his election:
9 Oct 1951 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran provincially
Service: 2 years 3 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,498 Votes: 30,359 Participation: 71.44% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35150(F) — 24 Dec 2022 00:45 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
55
LIB
 3/4 7,806 26.02% -4,248 Winner:
CCF
 12,054 40.17% Thomas D. Thomas
Eligible: 42,198 Votes: 29,830 Participation: 70.69% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
26 May 1952
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23667(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
PC
 12,275 41.15% Michael Starr

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter Cunningham Thomson, M.P.		 04 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter Cunningham Thomson, député		 04 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Walter Thomson		 04 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Walter Thomson		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 14:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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