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♂ Richard Langton Baker
aliasRichard Baker
Record
2377 · 12426

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 15 May 1870 → 153 years + 11 months ago
Lived 80 years + 7 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 5 months
Death 3 January 1951 → 73 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 9 months after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
Richard Langton Baker (1870–1951)
© Photo 1936 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 10 6 10

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick G. Hoblitzell  m 
⊖ Newton M. Young  m 
 		 ⊖ Albert E. Matthews  m 
 
Eligible: 45,359 Votes: 28,950 Participation: 63.82% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21926(F) — 27 Jun 2023 19:49 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
LC
 1/2 20,877 72.11% +12,804 Loser:
LIB
 8,073 27.89% Albert E. Matthews
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 56
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 45,359 Votes: 26,638 Participation: 58.73% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22176(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LC
 2/3 9,639 36.19% -1,366 Winner:
LC
 11,005 41.31% Newton M. Young
Eligible: 63,635 Votes: 27,680 Participation: 43.50% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22450(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
60
LC
 1/2 16,979 61.34% +6,278 Loser:
LIB
 10,701 38.66% George A. Urquhart

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,141 Votes: 31,702 Participation: 73.48% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22721(F) — 5 Jul 2023 19:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LC
 1/4 13,786 43.49% +4,212 Loser:
LIB
 9,574 30.20% Egerton Lovering
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 68
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,399 Votes: 34,092 Participation: 70.44% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22944(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
69
NATG
 2/2 16,926 49.65% -240 Winner:
LIB
 17,166 50.35% Frederick G. Hoblitzell

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard Langton Baker, M.P.		 13 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard Langton Baker, député		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Langton Baker		 13 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Apr 2024 17:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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