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♂ Herbert H. Dewart
aliasHerbert H. Dewart
Record
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Irish-Canadian    Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Ontario 2 2 4
Total 2 4 6
Birth 9 November 1861 → 162 years + 5 months ago
Lived 62 years + 7 months
First mandate 21 August 1916 → 107 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 9 months
Death 7 July 1924 → 99 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 13 days 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 6 10 1 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 14–15
LIB
 1 Party leader 57–59 26 Jun 1919 — 08 Feb 1921 1 7 13
2. ON 14–15
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 57–59 26 Jun 1919 — 08 Feb 1921 1 7 13

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ George H. Gooderham  m 
⊖ George F. Marter  m 
⊖ Thomas G. Wallace  m 
 		 ⊖ Angus C. Macdonell  m 
⊖ James A. McCausland  m 
 
Eligible: 10,239 Votes: 7,039 Participation: 68.75% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33484(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:25 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 2/2 3,479 49.76% -34 Winner:
LC
 3,513 50.24% George F. Marter
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,636 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20658(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 2/2 3,092 46.90% -409 Winner:
CONS
 3,501 53.10% Angus C. Macdonell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,166 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21151(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 2/2 2,328 45.06% -510 Winner:
CONS
 2,838 54.94% Thomas G. Wallace
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,343 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Ontario
21 August 1916
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34126(F) — 23 Feb 2022 21:19 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 1/4 2,705 50.63% +643 Loser:
LC
 2,062 38.59% J.A. Norris

Service: 3 years 1 month 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,710 Votes: 26,716 Participation: 54.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34232(F) — 17 Dec 2022 13:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 16,951 63.45% +7,186 Loser:
LC
 9,765 36.55% George H. Gooderham

Service: 3 years 8 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,517 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34359(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 2/3 3,472 23.92% -4,761 Winner:
LC
 8,233 56.71% James A. McCausland

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Herbert Hartley Dewart		 05 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Herbert Hartley Dewart		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Hartley Dewart		 05 Aug 2023

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Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 16:51 (but data presented dynamically)

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