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♂ John B. Johnston
aliasJohn B. Johnston
Record
30284 · 12595

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth c. 1891 → 133 years ago
Lived ± 72 years
First mandate 20 October 1919 → 104 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 28 years
Death c. 1963 → 61 years ago
Exit → Death ± 39 years + 6 months after 24 June 1923
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 3 8 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William Finlayson  m 
⊖ Peter McGibbon  m 
 		 ⊖ James I. Hartt  m 
 
Eligible: 17,957 Votes: 12,823 Participation: 71.41% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34218(F) — 8 Oct 2023 20:54 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±28
UFO
 1/3 5,063 40.78% +483 Loser:
LC
 4,580 36.89% James I. Hartt

Service: 3 years 8 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,296 Votes: 9,986 Participation: 57.74% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34345(F) — 8 Oct 2023 20:54 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±32
UFO
 2/2 4,194 42.42% -1,498 Winner:
LC
 5,692 57.58% William Finlayson
Eligible: 20,945 Votes: 14,796 Participation: 70.64% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22149(F) — 8 Oct 2023 20:54 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±35
PROG
 2/2 5,757 38.91% -3,282 Winner:
LC
 9,039 61.09% Peter McGibbon

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
John B Johnston		 08 Oct 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Benjamin Johnston		 08 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Benjamin Johnston		 08 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Oct 2023 20:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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