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♂ John W. Findlay
aliasJohn W. Findlay
Record
19787 · 12152

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Alberta 0 2 2
Total 1 3 4
Birth 12 February 1864 → 160 years + 2 months ago
Lived 79 years + 5 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 9 months
Death 1 August 1943 → 80 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 9 months after 28 October 1925
Special notes
None
 

John W. Findlay (1864–1943)
No photo available
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 3 10 22

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
24 documented challengers
⊖ William A. Atkinson  m 
⊖ John C. Bowen  m 
⊖ Herbert H. Crawford  m 
⊖ C. Lionel Gibbs  m 
⊖ William S. Hall  m 
⊖ William R. Howson  m 
⊖ Orvis A. Kennedy  m 
⊖ John W. Leedy  m 
⊖ Walter Morrish  m 
⊖ C. Gerald O'Connor  m 
⊖ Elmer E. Roper  m 
⊖ George H. Van Allen  m 
 		 ⊖ Samuel A.G. Barnes  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph A. Clarke  m 
⊖ David M. Duggan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Walter A. Hall  m 
⊖ William T. Henry  m 
⊖ Frederick C. Jamieson  m 
⊖ Jan Lakeman  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John F. Lymburn  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David B. Mullen  m 
⊖ Warren W. Prevey  m 
⊖ Reuben E. Truax  m 
⊖ Charles Y. Weaver  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,843 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21593(F) — 13 Jan 2024 13:43 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
57
PROG
 1/3 4,762 43.92% +913 Loser:
LIB
 3,849 35.50% Reuben E. Truax

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,688 Votes: 9,455 Participation: 69.08% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21864(F) — 13 Jan 2024 13:43 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
PROG
 3/3 2,128 22.51% -1,837 Winner:
LIB
 3,965 41.94% Walter A. Hall
Eligible: 33,741 Votes: 18,721 Participation: 55.50% Candidacies: 18
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Single trans. vote (5)
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27679(F) — 13 Jan 2024 13:43 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
62
DLP
 13/18 628 2.62% -229 Winner:
CONS
 857 9.46% David M. Duggan
Eligible: 49,212 Votes: 38,052 Participation: 77.32% Candidacies: 27
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Single trans. vote (6)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27792(F) — 13 Jan 2024 13:43 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
71
DLP
 21/27 331 0.89% -785 Winner:
LIB
 1,116 2.99% C. Gerald O'Connor

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
John Walter Findlay		 13 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Walter Findlay		 13 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Walter Findlay		 13 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Walter Findlay		 13 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Jan 2024 13:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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