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♂ John P. Johnstone
aliasJohn P. Johnstone
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 3 5
Birth 8 October 1898 → 125 years + 6 months ago
Lived ± 81 years
First mandate 4 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 7 months
Death c. July 1980 → 43 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death ± 25 years + 23 days after 8 June 1955
Special notes
None
 

John P. Johnstone (1898–c.1980)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Brant Township, Ontario
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 6 6 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas N. Duff  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Ross M. Whicher  m 
 		 ⊖ T. Kenzie Foster  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 20,727 Votes: 13,232 Participation: 63.84% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34833(F) — 7 Oct 2023 17:49 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
44
PC
 2/3 4,990 37.93% -76 Winner:
LIB
 5,066 38.51% Thomas N. Duff
Eligible: 20,725 Votes: 15,744 Participation: 75.97% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34924(F) — 7 Oct 2023 17:49 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
PC
 1/3 7,229 46.16% +449 Loser:
LIB
 6,780 43.30% Thomas N. Duff

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,671 Votes: 15,389 Participation: 74.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35015(F) — 7 Oct 2023 17:49 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
PC
 2/3 6,535 42.66% -636 Winner:
LIB
 7,171 46.81% T. Kenzie Foster
Eligible: 19,552 Votes: 15,097 Participation: 77.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35108(F) — 7 Oct 2023 17:49 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
PC
 1/3 7,369 48.93% +652 Loser:
LIB
 6,717 44.60% T. Kenzie Foster

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,126 Votes: 15,951 Participation: 83.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35203(F) — 7 Oct 2023 17:49 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
PC
 2/3 6,691 42.30% -1,918 Winner:
LIB
 8,609 54.43% Ross M. Whicher

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Deep Roots and Tall Trees		 03 Mar 2024
EN Non-standard link
Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre: Online Collections, Person Record: Johnstone, J.P. (John Philemon), III		 03 Mar 2024
EN Find a Grave
John Philemon Johnstone		 03 Mar 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Philemon Johnstone		 03 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Philemon Johnstone		 03 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Mar 2024 12:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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