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♂ John A. Sexsmith
aliasJohn A. Sexsmith
Record
56077 · 12283

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 3 6
Birth 22 April 1866 → 158 years ago
Lived 76 years + 9 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 6 months
Death 6 February 1943 → 81 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 2 months after 5 December 1921
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 13 1 7

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George A. Brethen  m 
⊖ John Lang  m 
 		 ⊖ John Finlay  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,578 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20388(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
CONS
 2/2 1,702 47.57% -174 Winner:
ILIB
 1,876 52.43% John Lang
Eligible: 4,630 Votes: 3,122 Participation: 67.43% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20637(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
38
CONS
 2/2 1,518 48.87% -70 Winner:
LIB
 1,588 51.13% John Finlay
Eligible: 4,686 Votes: 3,477 Participation: 74.20% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20899(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
CONS
 1/2 1,922 55.52% +382 Loser:
LIB
 1,540 44.48% Edward A. Tanner

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,391 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21127(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 1,992 58.74% +593 Loser:
LIB
 1,399 41.26% Francis D. Kerr

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,944 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21385(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
UNIO
 1/2 2,555 64.78% +1,166 Loser:
LL
 1,389 35.22% William H. Johnston

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,446 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21641(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
NLCP
 2/3 2,296 35.62% -351 Winner:
PROG
 2,647 41.06% George A. Brethen

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Albert Sexsmith, M.P.		 22 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Albert Sexsmith, député		 22 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Albert Sexsmith		 22 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Oct 2023 12:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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