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♂ David M. Wright
aliasDavid M. Wright
Record
66275 · 12301

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 11 February 1874 → 150 years + 2 months ago
Lived 63 years + 6 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 8 months
Death 24 August 1937 → 86 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 10 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 6 1 0

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ F. Wellington Hay  m 
 
 
Eligible: 21,079 Votes: 14,111 Participation: 66.94% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21910(F) — 27 Jun 2023 15:15 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
LC
 1/2 7,386 52.34% +661 Loser:
LIB
 6,725 47.66% Tom Brown
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 52
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 21,079 Votes: 15,832 Participation: 75.11% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22160(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LC
 2/2 7,596 47.98% -640 Winner:
LIB
 8,236 52.02% F. Wellington Hay
Eligible: 20,249 Votes: 16,576 Participation: 81.86% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22434(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
56
LC
 1/2 8,726 52.64% +876 Loser:
LIB
 7,850 47.36% David Smith

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,670 Votes: 23,544 Participation: 76.77% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22706(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 12,766 54.22% Frederick G. Sanderson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
David McKenzie Wright		 30 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
David McKenzie Wright		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
David McKenzie Wright		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 23:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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