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♂ Benjamin C. Thompson
aliasBenjamin C. Thompson
Record
60984 · 12382

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 11 April 1924 → 100 years ago
Lived 73 years + 11 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 1 month
Death 23 March 1998 → 26 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 9 months after 17 June 1962
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 0 5

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Frederick G. Robertson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 22,599 Votes: 19,379 Participation: 85.75% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24082(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
PC
 1/2 10,062 52.48% +950 Loser:
LIB
 9,112 47.52% Frederick G. Robertson

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,599 Votes: 19,545 Participation: 86.49% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24348(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
PC
 1/2 12,517 64.04% +5,489 Loser:
LIB
 7,028 35.96% Wesley R. Sweet

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,014 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24625(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
PC
 10,451 49.73% Harry O. Bradley

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Benjamin Cope (Ben) Thompson, M.P.		 18 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Benjamin Cope (Ben) Thompson, député		 18 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ben Thompson (Canadian politician)		 18 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Oct 2023 15:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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