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♂ A. Rodney Adamson
aliasA. Rodney Adamson
Record
194 · 12125

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 8 November 1901 → 122 years + 5 months ago
Lived 52 years + 5 months
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 38 years + 4 months
Death 8 April 1954 → 70 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
Died with his wife in a plane crash near Moose Jaw, Sas­kat­che­wan.
 
A. Rodney Adamson (1901–1954)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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 14 0 9

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ David Lewis  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles H. Millard  m 
 
Eligible: 39,995 Votes: 28,692 Participation: 71.74% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23013(F) — 5 Jul 2023 22:36 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
NCP
 1/3 12,788 44.57% +671 Loser:
LIB
 12,117 42.23% Chris J. Bennett
After his election:
11 Dec 1942 41
NCP
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,042 Votes: 35,719 Participation: 72.83% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23273(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/4 14,703 41.16% +1,756 Loser:
LIB
 12,947 36.25% Chris J. Bennett

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 67,470 Votes: 50,801 Participation: 75.29% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23534(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 19,184 38.09% +495 Loser:
LIB
 18,689 37.10% Kenneth L. Thompson

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,605 Votes: 29,845 Participation: 61.40% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23836(F) — 27 Jan 2022 18:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/4 12,228 41.48% +1,966 Loser:
LIB
 10,262 34.81% Robert M. Campbell
After his election:
8 Apr 1954 52
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 7 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,605 Votes: 27,583 Participation: 56.75% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
8 November 1954
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23944(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
52		 Successor:
PC
 12,822 46.49% John B. Hamilton

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Agar Rodney Adamson, M.P.		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Agar Rodney Adamson, député		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Agar Rodney Adamson		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 16:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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