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♂ George H. Doucett
aliasGeorge H. Doucett
Record
16703 · 12128

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Ontario 6 0 6
Total 10 0 10
Birth 16 May 1897 → 126 years + 11 months ago
Lived 76 years + 11 months
First mandate 6 October 1937 → 86 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 4 months
Death 1 May 1974 → 49 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 5 months after 7 November 1965
Special notes
None
 
George H. Doucett (1897–1974)
© Photo 1957 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
After six successful runs provincially and four successful runs federally as an Ontario conservative, Doucett decided not to run again in 1965. Instead, at age 68, the lifelong bachelor married Mona Middleton, who was 60.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 2 9
Ontario 19 10 3 Z
TOTAL 28 0 12

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 12  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 22,676 Votes: 16,831 Participation: 74.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34766(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LC
 1/2 9,103 54.37% +1,462 Loser:
LIB
 7,641 45.63% Donald Smith

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,772 Votes: 12,809 Participation: 61.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34865(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 7,126 55.95% +3,242 Loser:
LIB
 3,884 30.50% Frederick Burchell

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,918 Votes: 14,435 Participation: 62.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34956(F) — 23 Dec 2022 18:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/2 12,483 87.26% +10,660 Loser:
CCF
 1,823 12.74% Douglas Ranshaw

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,774 Votes: 15,465 Participation: 67.91% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35047(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 10,077 65.43% +5,879 Loser:
LIB
 4,198 27.26% William Pollock

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,359 Votes: 15,655 Participation: 70.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35140(F) — 24 Dec 2022 00:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 12,071 77.56% +9,109 Loser:
LIB
 2,962 19.03% W. Peter Burchell

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,936 Votes: 15,115 Participation: 68.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35235(F) — 26 Feb 2022 10:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/2 11,206 74.85% +7,441 Loser:
LIB
 3,765 25.15% W. Peter Burchell
After his election:
14 Aug 1957 60
PC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 2 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,038 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
23		 Ontario
26 August 1957
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24217(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
60
PC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 7 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
25		 Ontario
24 October 1957
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35299(F) — 26 Feb 2022 10:02 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
PC
 Acclam. John A.M. McCue
Eligible: 22,038 Votes: 16,431 Participation: 74.56% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24338(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
PC
 1/2 12,116 73.74% +7,801 Loser:
LIB
 4,315 26.26% William Y. Wood

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,355 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24615(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
PC
 1/4 10,462 57.00% +3,639 Loser:
LIB
 6,823 37.17% Vincent Kelly

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,431 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24879(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
PC
 1/4 10,475 56.83% +3,432 Loser:
LIB
 7,043 38.21% R. Arthur Stewart

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,511 Votes: 17,886 Participation: 79.45% Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25148(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
PC
 9,784 55.21% Desmond M. Code

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
George Henry Doucett		 17 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
George Henry Doucett		 17 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George Henry Doucett, M.P.		 17 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George Henry Doucett, député		 17 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Doucett		 17 Feb 2024

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