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♂ Farquhar R. Oliver
aliasFarquhar R. Oliver
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 12 0 12
Birth 6 March 1904 → 120 years + 1 month ago
Lived 84 years + 10 months
First mandate 1 December 1926 → 97 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 22 years + 8 months
Death 22 January 1989 → 35 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 3 months after 16 October 1967
Special notes
None
 
Farquhar R. Oliver (1904–1989) 200x175
© Photo 1948 Archives of Ontario — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John Oliver (1856–1927) Uncle  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 40 9 4 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 22
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 41–44 04 Jun 1945 — 06 Jun 1948 3 0 2
2. ON 22–23
LIB
 1 ✓ Party leader 41–46 04 Jul 1945 — 09 Nov 1950 5 4 5
3. ON 24–25
LIB
 2 Opposition Leader 47–54 22 Nov 1951 — 19 Apr 1958 6 4 28
4. ON 24–25
LIB
 2 Party leader 50–54 09 Apr 1954 — 19 Apr 1958 4 0 10
5. ON 27
LIB
 3 Opposition Leader 59–60 25 Sep 1963 — 19 Sep 1964 0 11 25
6. ON 27
LIB
 3 ✓ Party leader 59–60 27 Sep 1963 — 19 Sep 1964 0 11 23

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 13  
1 documented challenger
⊖ David E. Jamieson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 18,140 Votes: 13,089 Participation: 72.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34411(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
22
UFO
 1/2 7,100 54.45% +1,160 Loser:
LC
 5,940 45.55% David E. Jamieson

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,610 Votes: 12,517 Participation: 71.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34526(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
25
UFO
 1/2 6,607 53.07% +764 Loser:
LC
 5,843 46.93% John Perdue

Service: 4 years 7 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,072 Votes: 14,010 Participation: 73.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34654(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
UFO
 1/2 8,301 59.66% +2,689 Loser:
LC
 5,612 40.34% H. Kernahan

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,603 Votes: 13,363 Participation: 71.83% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34749(F) — 23 Jul 2023 11:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
UFO
 1/2 7,296 54.95% +1,314 Loser:
LC
 5,982 45.05% D.B. Jamieson
After his election:
23 Jan 1941 36
UFO
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
24 Jan 1941 36
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 3 years 3 months 18 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
20		 Ontario
24 February 1941
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34825(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 5 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,646 Votes: 11,182 Participation: 63.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34848(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 5,617 50.46% +2,266 Loser:
PC
 3,351 30.10% Albert Calgan

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,647 Votes: 12,578 Participation: 71.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34939(F) — 23 Dec 2022 18:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/3 6,584 52.66% +1,541 Loser:
PC
 5,043 40.33% Howard McCauley

Service: 3 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,835 Votes: 12,826 Participation: 71.91% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35030(F) — 1 Oct 2021 18:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 7,822 61.28% +3,892 Loser:
PC
 3,930 30.79% Howard McCauley

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,517 Votes: 12,677 Participation: 76.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35123(F) — 23 Dec 2022 20:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/3 6,256 49.44% +939 Loser:
PC
 5,317 42.02% William Kress

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,233 Votes: 13,227 Participation: 81.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35218(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 6,800 51.58% +1,621 Loser:
PC
 5,179 39.29% William Kress

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,626 Votes: 11,721 Participation: 75.01% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35329(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 6,106 52.43% +565 Loser:
PC
 5,541 47.57% William Kress

Service: 4 years 3 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,732 Votes: 10,573 Participation: 67.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35435(F) — 24 Dec 2022 15:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/3 5,459 52.06% +885 Loser:
PC
 4,574 43.62% Frederick O'Brecht

Service: 4 years 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,049 Votes: 14,950 Participation: 71.02% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13979(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
PC
 8,872 59.68% Eric A. Winkler

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Farquhar Oliver		 02 Jan 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Oliver, Farquhar Robert		 02 Jan 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Farquhar Robert Oliver		 02 Jan 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Farquhar Robert Oliver		 02 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Farquhar Oliver		 02 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Farquhar Oliver		 02 Jan 2024

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