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♂ Douglas G. Ross
aliasDouglas G. Ross
Record
53808 · 12419

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 15 December 1883 → 140 years + 4 months ago
Lived 77 years + 8 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 9 months
Death 24 August 1961 → 62 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 1 month after 26 June 1949
Special notes
None
 
Douglas G. Ross (1883–1961)
© Photo 1945 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 13 8 10

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ F. Andrew Brewin  m 
⊖ Edward (Ted) B. Jolliffe  m 
⊖ James H. Rooney  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Salter A. Hayden  m 
⊖ William Kashtan  m 
 
Eligible: 43,115 Votes: 26,515 Participation: 61.50% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22726(F) — 5 Jul 2023 20:13 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
LC
 1/4 10,852 40.93% +530 Loser:
LIB
 10,322 38.93% Salter A. Hayden
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 54
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,279 Votes: 30,407 Participation: 61.70% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22999(F) — 5 Jul 2023 22:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
NATG
 1/2 15,591 51.27% +775 Loser:
LIB
 14,816 48.73% James H. Rooney
After his election:
16 May 1940 56
NATG
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Dec 1942 58
NCP
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,969 Votes: 30,454 Participation: 62.19% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23259(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PC
 1/4 12,390 40.68% +179 Loser:
LIB
 12,211 40.10% James H. Rooney

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 52,273 Votes: 34,063 Participation: 65.16% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23520(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 14,000 41.67% James H. Rooney

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Douglas Gooderham Ross, M.P.		 09 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Douglas Gooderham Ross, député		 09 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Douglas Ross (Canadian politician)		 09 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Douglas Ross (homme politique canadien)		 09 Mar 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Mar 2024 20:46 (but data presented dynamically)

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