Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Joseph Russell
aliasJoseph Russell
Record
54424 · 12438

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Canada 1 1 2
Ontario 1 1 2
Total 2 2 4
Birth 1 April 1868 → 156 years + 1 month ago
Lived 57 years + 8 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 6 months
Death 14 December 1925 → 98 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 1 month after 19 October 1919
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Russell (1868–1925)
© Photo 1914 — 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 2 10 24
Ontario 5 3 20 Z
TOTAL 8 2 14

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
Ernest C. Drury  m 
Robert A. Pyne  m 
 
Albert E. Kemp  m  (2 runoffs)
Thomas R. Whiteside  m 
 
Eligible: 23,636 Votes: 13,063 Participation: 55.27% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
12
Ontario
8 June 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33866(F) — 16 Oct 2023 20:15 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
IND
3/7 2,405 40.06% -290 Winner:
LC
2,695 44.89% Thomas R. Whiteside
Eligible: 12,266 Votes: 7,362 Participation: 60.02% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11
Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20912(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
40
IND
1/2 4,039 55.44% +793 Loser:
CONS
3,246 44.56% Albert E. Kemp

Service:
2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,704 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
12
Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21140(F) — 23 Jan 2022 18:37 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
IND
2/4 2,281 19.49% -4,801 Winner:
CONS
7,082 60.51% Albert E. Kemp
Eligible: 7,936 Votes: 4,842 Participation: 61.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14
Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34114(F) — 29 Dec 2022 10:23 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
46
LC
1/3 3,299 69.06% +1,962 Loser:
TEMP
1,337 27.99% William Hiltz

Service:
5 years 3 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,240 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
15
Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34214(F) — 23 Jul 2023 10:47 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51
Successor:
SOL
7,472 38.84% Joseph McNamara

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Joseph Russell
21 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Joseph Russell
21 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Russell, M.P.
21 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Russell, député
21 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Russell (Canadian politician)
21 Mar 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Mar 2024 22:49 (but data presented dynamically)