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♂ John T. Sproule
aliasJohn T. Sproule
Record
58317 · 12344

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3
Birth 5 December 1876 → 147 years + 4 months ago
Lived 63 years + 11 months
First mandate 28 July 1930 → 93 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 7 months
Death 10 November 1940 → 83 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 28 days 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 5 2 15

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Burt W. Fansher  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Leslie W. Oke  m 
 		 ⊖ Hugh A. MacKenzie  m 
 
Eligible: 15,351 Votes: 10,526 Participation: 68.57% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34426(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
49
LC
 2/2 4,421 42.12% -1,654 Winner:
UFO
 6,075 57.88% Leslie W. Oke
Eligible: 16,391 Votes: 12,558 Participation: 76.62% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22415(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
LC
 1/3 6,209 49.44% +13 Loser:
PROG
 6,196 49.34% Burt W. Fansher

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,053 Votes: 15,157 Participation: 71.99% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22687(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LC
 2/3 5,064 33.41% -1,680 Winner:
LIB
 6,744 44.49% Hugh A. MacKenzie

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Thomas Sproule, M.P.		 05 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Thomas Sproule, député		 05 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Thomas Sproule		 05 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Sep 2023 22:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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