Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Thomas Crawford
aliasThomas Crawford
Record
13354 · 12625

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Ontario 9 0 9
Birth 14 August 1847 → 176 years + 8 months ago
Lived 84 years + 5 months
First mandate 26 June 1894 → 129 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 10 months
Death 9 February 1932 → 92 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 8 months after 15 May 1924
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 29 10 10 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 11–12
LC
1 Speaker 59–63 08 Apr 1907 — 24 Mar 1911 3 11 16

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
1 documented challenger
William D. McPherson  m  (2 runoffs)
 

 
Eligible: 10,699 Votes: 7,308 Participation: 68.31% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8
Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33405(F) — 31 Dec 2022 10:11 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
46
LC
1/2 4,366 60.53% +1,519 Loser:
LIB
2,847 39.47% G.G.S. Lindsey

Service:
3 years 8 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,699 Votes: 6,672 Participation: 62.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9
Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33486(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:27 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LC
1/2 3,698 55.73% +760 Loser:
LIB
2,938 44.27% J. Spence

Service:
4 years 2 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,318 Votes: 7,337 Participation: 51.24% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
10
Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33579(F) — 30 Dec 2022 16:17 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
1/4 4,267 58.19% +1,545 Loser:
LIB
2,722 37.12% Thomas Urquhart

Service:
2 years 7 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,283 Votes: 7,157 Participation: 53.88% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
11
Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33681(F) — 30 Dec 2022 15:06 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LC
1/5 4,998 70.26% +3,223 Loser:
ILIB
1,775 24.95% John Hunter

Service:
3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,472 Votes: 18,172 Participation: 49.82% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
12
Ontario
8 June 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33869(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LC
1/11 6,190 70.56% +3,975 Loser:
LIB
2,215 25.25% John Hay

Service:
3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,572 Votes: 14,896 Participation: 31.60% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
13
Ontario
11 December 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33982(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LC
1/5 5,469 77.15% +3,720 Loser:
LAB
1,749 24.67% James Watt

Service:
2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,085 Votes: 10,404 Participation: 54.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14
Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34093(F) — 29 Dec 2022 10:38 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LC
1/2 6,153 61.59% +2,315 Loser:
LIB
3,838 38.41% Arthur Farmer

Service:
5 years 3 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 34,853 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15
Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34228(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
72
LC
1/2 18,797 53.93% +2,741 Loser:
LIB
16,056 46.07% James Cane

Service:
3 years 8 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,219 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16
Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34355(F) — 28 Dec 2022 22:10 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
75
LC
1/2 17,255 85.34% +14,291 Loser:
LIB
2,964 14.66% Henry S. Mullowney
After his election:
15 May 1924 76
LC
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 10 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,323 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16
Ontario
7 July 1924
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34386(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
76
Successor:
LC
7,640 81.95% William H. Edwards

Online biographical references (2)

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


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