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♂ Alexander P. Mewhinney
aliasAlexander P. Mewhinney
Record
43152 · 12556

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 0 3
Birth 26 April 1873 → 151 years ago
Lived 56 years + 6 months
First mandate 20 October 1919 → 104 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 5 months
Death 29 October 1929 → 94 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Alexander P. Mewhinney (1873–1929)
No photo available
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 10 0 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William H. Fenton  m 
 
 
Eligible: 9,847 Votes: 7,942 Participation: 80.65% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34144(F) — 17 Dec 2022 09:56 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 1/3 3,094 39.75% +101 Loser:
UFO
 2,993 38.46% Gideon H. Ruttle

Service: 3 years 8 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,863 Votes: 6,714 Participation: 68.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34271(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/3 2,582 38.73% +38 Loser:
UFO
 2,544 38.16% John Johnston

Service: 3 years 5 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,516 Votes: 9,411 Participation: 69.63% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34392(F) — 8 Oct 2022 15:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 3,601 38.39% +663 Loser:
LC
 2,938 31.33% David Byers
After his election:
29 Oct 1929 56
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,368 Votes: 8,722 Participation: 70.52% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34509(F) — 2 Sep 2023 18:43 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 4,520 52.09% Frederick W. Elliott

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Alexander Patterson Mewhinney		 23 Dec 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Alexander Patterson Mewhinney		 23 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Patterson Mewhinney		 23 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Dec 2023 19:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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