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♂ Matthew R. Duncan
aliasMatthew R. Duncan
Record
17656 · 12156

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 8 July 1863 → 160 years + 9 months ago
Lived 74 years + 7 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 4 months
Death 23 February 1938 → 86 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 5 months after 13 September 1926
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 4 9 6

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Dougall Carmichael  m 
 		 ⊖ William P. Telford  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,954 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21606(F) — 5 Jul 2023 17:33 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
NLCP
 1/3 5,741 38.39% +203 Loser:
PROG
 5,538 37.03% Thomas J. Rutherford
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 58
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,547 Votes: 13,276 Participation: 67.92% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21877(F) — 27 Jun 2023 14:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LC
 1/2 6,861 51.68% +446 Loser:
PROG
 6,415 48.32% Dougall Carmichael
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 62
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 19,547 Votes: 14,648 Participation: 74.94% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22128(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LC
 2/2 7,042 48.07% -564 Winner:
LIB
 7,606 51.93% William P. Telford

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Matthew Robert Duncan		 06 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Matthew Robert Duncan		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Matthew Robert Duncan		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 02:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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