Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

George T. Gordon
aliasGeorge T. Gordon
Record
23684 · 12544

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Ontario 5 0 5
Birth 13 August 1888 → 135 years + 8 months ago
Lived 82 years + 6 months
First mandate 7 June 1948 → 75 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 9 months
Death 22 February 1971 → 53 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 4 months after 16 October 1967
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 19 4 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
Richard B. Beckett  m 
 
Stanley H. Dye  m 
 
Eligible: 25,535 Votes: 18,845 Participation: 73.80% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23
Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35014(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
59
LIB
1/4 7,018 37.58% +1,172 Loser:
CCF
5,846 31.31% Reginald Cooper

Service:
3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,901 Votes: 19,100 Participation: 73.74% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24
Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35107(F) — 23 Dec 2022 20:37 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
1/3 7,289 38.45% +1,249 Loser:
CCF
6,040 31.86% Reginald Cooper

Service:
3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,200 Votes: 18,097 Participation: 71.81% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25
Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35202(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
1/4 7,110 39.55% +372 Loser:
PC
6,738 37.48% James Humble

Service:
4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,107 Votes: 17,868 Participation: 71.17% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26
Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35312(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:06 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
1/3 8,011 45.08% +1,460 Loser:
PC
6,551 36.87% Max Sherman

Service:
4 years 3 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,637 Votes: 17,533 Participation: 71.17% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27
Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35418(F) — 24 Dec 2022 15:31 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
75
LIB
1/4 7,572 43.55% +23 Loser:
PC
7,549 43.41% Richard B. Beckett

Service:
4 years 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,325 Votes: 29,348 Participation: 74.63% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28
Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13958(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
79
Successor:
NDP
10,465 35.84% Mitro (Mac) Makarchuk

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
George Thomas Gordon
09 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
George Thomas Gordon
09 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Gordon (Ontario politician)
09 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Aug 2023 16:23 (but data presented dynamically)