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♂ Donald James Cowan
aliasDonald Cowan
Record
13120 · 12255

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 3 January 1883 → 141 years + 3 months ago
Lived 81 years
First mandate 14 September 1926 → 97 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 8 months
Death 18 January 1964 → 60 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 3 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
Donald James Cowan (1883–1964)
© Photo 1927 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Port Arthur, Ontario (1916–1917)
Mun./Co. Council Port Arthur, Ontario (1913–1915; 1919–1934)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 0 27

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John J. Carrick  m 
 		 ⊖ Albert E. Smith  m 
 
Eligible: 14,297 Votes: 8,721 Participation: 61.00% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22163(F) — 28 Aug 2022 23:47 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LC
 1/3 4,349 49.87% +1,359 Loser:
LLAB
 2,990 34.29% Alexander J. McComber

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,364 Votes: 10,786 Participation: 75.09% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22437(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LC
 1/2 6,371 59.07% +1,956 Loser:
LIB
 4,415 40.93% John J. Carrick

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,608 Votes: 12,435 Participation: 70.62% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22709(F) — 20 Mar 2022 13:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
LIB
 6,591 53.00% Clarence D. (C.D.) Howe

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Donald James Cowan, M.P.		 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Donald James Cowan, député		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Donald James Cowan		 14 Apr 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 13:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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