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♂ J. Earl McEwen
aliasJ. Earl McEwen
Record
41181 · 12524

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 43%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Ontario 3 2 5
Total 3 4 7
Birth 22 January 1911 → 113 years + 3 months ago
Lived 93 years + 9 months
First mandate 18 September 1975 → 48 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 64 years + 7 months
Death 6 November 2004 → 19 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 6 months after 1 May 1985
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
Ontario 9 7 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Edgar J. (Ben) Benson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Wilmer J. Nuttall  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Kenneth A. Keyes  m 
⊖ Laurence G. South  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 33,898 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24876(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
52
PC
 2/4 12,879 37.99% -5,546 Winner:
LIB
 18,425 54.35% Edgar J. (Ben) Benson
Eligible: 42,993 Votes: 32,563 Participation: 75.74% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25145(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
54
PC
 2/3 12,766 39.50% -3,256 Winner:
LIB
 16,022 49.58% Edgar J. (Ben) Benson
Eligible: 27,806 Votes: 19,929 Participation: 71.67% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14100(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
60
IND
 3/4 4,363 22.02% -3,176 Winner:
PC
 7,539 38.05% Wilmer J. Nuttall
Eligible: 32,924 Votes: 23,302 Participation: 70.78% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12448(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
64
LIB
 1/4 10,372 44.63% +1,415 Loser:
PC
 8,957 38.54% Wilmer J. Nuttall

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,040 Votes: 23,637 Participation: 67.46% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12072(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/4 10,505 44.63% +940 Loser:
PC
 9,565 40.63% Winston Cousins

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,124 Votes: 23,977 Participation: 62.89% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12198(F) — 23 Jul 2023 12:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
 1/5 10,558 44.21% +340 Loser:
PC
 10,218 42.79% Murray Gorham
After his election:
22 May 1984 73
LIB
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 42,337 Votes: 25,883 Participation: 61.14% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12323(F) — 6 Jul 2023 20:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
74
PC
 2/4 9,297 36.25% -2,387 Winner:
LIB
 11,684 45.56% Laurence G. South

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Joseph Earl McEwen		 30 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Joseph Earl McEwen		 30 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
J. Earl McEwen		 30 Aug 2023

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