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♂ Gordon Graydon
aliasGordon Graydon
Record
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United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 7 December 1896 → 127 years + 4 months ago
Lived 56 years + 9 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 10 months
Death 19 September 1953 → 70 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 17 11 2

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 19
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 46–48 01 Jan 1943 — 10 Jun 1945 2 5 9

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William J. Lowe  m 
 
 
Eligible: 19,303 Votes: 15,972 Participation: 82.74% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22705(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LC
 1/4 7,132 44.65% +170 Loser:
LIB
 6,962 43.59% William J. Lowe
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 41
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,221 Votes: 16,124 Participation: 79.74% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22986(F) — 5 Jul 2023 22:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
NATG
 1/2 8,486 52.63% +848 Loser:
LIB
 7,638 47.37% George R. Farr
After his election:
16 May 1940 43
NATG
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Dec 1942 46
NCP
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,039 Votes: 17,634 Participation: 76.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23246(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/3 10,357 58.73% +4,868 Loser:
LIB
 5,489 31.13% Stanley G. Harmer

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 28,993 Votes: 21,576 Participation: 74.42% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23507(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 10,570 49.39% +2,782 Loser:
LIB
 7,788 36.39% Stanley G. Harmer

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,786 Votes: 25,515 Participation: 65.78% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23807(F) — 27 Jan 2022 18:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/3 13,487 53.29% +4,224 Loser:
LIB
 9,263 36.60% Alfred J.C. O'Marra
After his election:
19 Sep 1953 56
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 month 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,786 Votes: 24,429 Participation: 62.98% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Ontario
22 March 1954
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23938(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
56		 Successor:
PC
 13,500 55.26% John C. Pallett

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Gordon Graydon		 09 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Gordon Graydon		 09 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Graydon		 09 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Gordon Graydon (homme politique canadien)		 09 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Aug 2023 18:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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