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♂ Lionel Pretoria Conacher
aliasLionel Conacher
Record
12116 · 12122

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Ontario 1 2 3
Total 3 2 5
Birth 24 May 1902 → 121 years + 11 months ago
Lived 52 years
First mandate 6 October 1937 → 86 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 4 months
Death 26 May 1954 → 69 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Lionel Pretoria Conacher (1902–1954)
© Photo 1933 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Liberal MP for Trinity and athlete, Conacher died during a softball game between members of Parliament and the Press Gallery on the lawn of Parliament Hill. He was only 52 years old.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 10 27
Ontario 5 9 26 Z
TOTAL 10 8 24

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Timothy Buck  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ M. Rae M. Luckock  f 
⊖ Arthur R. Nesbitt  m 
⊖ Lawrence W. Skey  m 
 		 ⊖ Harry H. Hyndman  m 
⊖ Leslie T. Morris  m 
⊖ Charles E. Rea  m 
 
Eligible: 24,960 Votes: 17,324 Participation: 69.41% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34731(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/3 7,558 44.24% +29 Loser:
LC
 7,529 44.07% Arthur R. Nesbitt

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,813 Votes: 12,295 Participation: 49.55% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34830(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:06 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
CCF
 4,681 38.56% M. Rae M. Luckock
Eligible: 26,839 Votes: 18,840 Participation: 70.20% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34921(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:17 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 3/5 4,019 21.69% -2,581 Winner:
PC
 6,600 35.61% Harry H. Hyndman
Eligible: 24,060 Votes: 15,996 Participation: 66.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35080(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 3/3 3,469 22.01% -3,477 Winner:
PC
 6,946 44.06% Charles E. Rea
Eligible: 41,338 Votes: 30,340 Participation: 73.39% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23523(F) — 6 Sep 2021 16:47 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 10,389 34.90% +1,966 Loser:
PC
 8,423 28.29% Lawrence W. Skey

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,778 Votes: 20,083 Participation: 57.75% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23825(F) — 27 Jan 2022 18:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/4 8,056 40.94% +2,037 Loser:
PC
 6,019 30.59% Stanley Frolick
After his election:
26 May 1954 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 9 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,778 Votes: 14,479 Participation: 41.63% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
8 November 1954
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23943(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
52		 Successor:
LIB
 5,589 38.60% Donald D. Carrick

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Lionel Pretoria Conacher		 09 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Lionel Pretoria Conacher		 09 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Lionel Pretoria Conacher, M.P.		 09 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Lionel Pretoria Conacher, député		 09 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Lionel Conacher		 09 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Lionel Conacher		 09 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Apr 2024 22:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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