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♂ M. Douglas Morton
aliasM. Douglas Morton
Record
44913 · 12411

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 28 April 1916 → 108 years ago
Lived 85 years + 6 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 1 month
Death 25 November 2001 → 22 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 39 years + 5 months after 17 June 1962
Special notes
None
 
M. Douglas Morton (1916–2001)
© Photo via Parlinfo — Public domain
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 4  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ F. Andrew Brewin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Ralph B. Cowan  m 
⊖ Paul T. Hellyer  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Phyllis Clarke  f 
⊖ Walter L. Gordon  m 
⊖ Charles H. Millard  m 
 
Eligible: 32,578 Votes: 22,576 Participation: 69.30% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24045(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
PC
 1/3 8,989 40.73% +2,324 Loser:
LIB
 6,665 30.20% Paul T. Hellyer

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,578 Votes: 24,952 Participation: 76.59% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24311(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/3 12,117 48.56% +4,245 Loser:
LIB
 7,872 31.55% Paul T. Hellyer

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,343 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24588(F) — 26 Mar 2024 22:17 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
PC
 2/5 6,713 31.45% -2,388 Winner:
LIB
 9,101 42.64% Walter L. Gordon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 44,227 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24926(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
46
PC
 2/3 12,218 27.63% -7,970 Winner:
LIB
 20,188 45.65% Ralph B. Cowan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Murray Douglas Morton, M.P.		 16 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Murray Douglas Morton, député		 16 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Douglas Morton		 16 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Feb 2024 19:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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