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♂ Alfred B. Thompson
aliasAlfred B. Thompson
Record
60971 · 12175

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Ontario 5 2 7
Total 8 2 10
Birth 18 July 1862 → 161 years + 9 months ago
Lived 80 years
First mandate 1 March 1898 → 126 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 7 months
Death 2 August 1942 → 81 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 9 months after 13 October 1935
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 9 11 12
Ontario 18 11 15 Z
TOTAL 28 10 27

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 12  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas E.M. Chew  m 
⊖ George A. McLean  m 
 		 ⊖ David Davidson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert Paton  m 
 
Eligible: 4,689 Votes: 3,183 Participation: 67.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33384(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
31
LC
 3/3 922 28.97% -248 Winner:
LIB
 1,170 36.76% Robert Paton
Eligible: 5,251 Votes: 4,060 Participation: 77.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33479(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LC
 1/3 1,761 43.65% +57 Loser:
LIB
 1,704 42.24% David Davidson

Service: 4 years 2 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,863 Votes: 3,671 Participation: 75.49% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33572(F) — 30 Dec 2022 16:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
LC
 2/2 1,813 49.40% -44 Winner:
LIB
 1,857 50.60% David Davidson
Eligible: 4,871 Votes: 3,853 Participation: 79.10% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33674(F) — 30 Dec 2022 15:01 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
42
LC
 1/2 2,201 57.26% +558 Loser:
LIB
 1,643 42.74% C.E. Hewson

Service: 3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,286 Votes: 3,594 Participation: 67.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33862(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LC
 1/2 1,972 55.08% +364 Loser:
LIB
 1,608 44.92% Richard Graham

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,289 Votes: 3,500 Participation: 66.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33971(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LC
 1/2 1,791 51.36% +95 Loser:
LIB
 1,696 48.64% Hampton Jory

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,133 Votes: 4,245 Participation: 69.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34082(F) — 29 Dec 2022 20:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/2 2,247 53.27% +276 Loser:
LIB
 1,971 46.73% Hampton Jory

Service: 5 years 3 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,571 Votes: 9,371 Participation: 74.54% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34217(F) — 8 Sep 2023 07:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
UFO
 5,234 57.89% Gilbert H. Murdoch
Eligible: 19,956 Votes: 14,587 Participation: 73.10% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21920(F) — 27 Jun 2023 19:20 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
63
LC
 1/2 7,658 52.50% +729 Loser:
LIB
 6,929 47.50% Thomas E.M. Chew
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 63
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 19,956 Votes: 15,663 Participation: 78.49% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22169(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LC
 1/2 7,994 51.04% +325 Loser:
LIB
 7,669 48.96% Fred W. Grant

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,442 Votes: 15,603 Participation: 80.25% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22443(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
LC
 1/2 7,974 51.11% +345 Loser:
LIB
 7,629 48.89% George A. McLean

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,156 Votes: 16,284 Participation: 76.97% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22715(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
73		 Successor:
LIB
 8,219 50.47% George A. McLean

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Alfred Burke Thompson		 08 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Alfred Burke Thompson		 08 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alfred Burke Thompson, M.P.		 08 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alfred Burke Thompson, député		 08 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alfred Burke Thompson		 08 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Alfred Burke Thompson		 08 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Sep 2023 07:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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