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♂ Findlay G. MacDiarmid
aliasFindlay G. MacDiarmid
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 10 2 12
Birth 11 October 1869 → 154 years + 6 months ago
Lived 63 years + 9 months
First mandate 1 March 1898 → 126 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 4 months
Death 15 July 1933 → 90 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 8 months after 29 October 1929
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 26 8 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 14  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Peter G. Cameron  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Donald Macnish  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 7,942 Votes: 6,244 Participation: 78.62% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33423(F) — 30 Dec 2022 18:48 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
28
LC
 1/2 3,101 50.01% +1 Loser:
LIB
 3,100 49.99% Donald Macnish
After his election:
12 Oct 1898 29
LC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
12 January 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33743(F) — 22 Feb 2022 23:48 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
29
LC
 2/2 1 33.33% -1 Winner:
LIB
 2 66.67% Donald Macnish
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
12 December 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33750(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
30
LC
 1/2 2 66.67% +1 Loser:
LIB
 1 33.33% Donald Macnish

Service: 2 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,790 Votes: 6,013 Participation: 77.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33516(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
LC
 1/3 3,027 50.63% +502 Loser:
LIB
 2,525 42.23% A. McCrimmon

Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,506 Votes: 5,931 Participation: 79.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33614(F) — 30 Dec 2022 12:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LC
 1/3 3,129 53.02% +536 Loser:
LIB
 2,593 43.93% P. Stalker

Service: 3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,509 Votes: 6,115 Participation: 71.87% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33802(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LC
 1/2 3,347 55.00% +609 Loser:
LIB
 2,738 45.00% Frederick Sutherland

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,585 Votes: 5,124 Participation: 59.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33908(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LC
 1/2 3,188 62.41% +1,268 Loser:
LIB
 1,920 37.59% Henry McDiarmid

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,171 Votes: 6,089 Participation: 74.52% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34019(F) — 29 Dec 2022 00:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 1/2 3,386 55.92% +717 Loser:
LIB
 2,669 44.08% Charles Lumley
After his election:
2 Oct 1914 44
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 3 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,773 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
14		 Ontario
21 October 1914
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34117(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 11 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,146 Votes: 13,249 Participation: 73.01% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34152(F) — 27 Sep 2023 22:32 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LC
 2/2 5,663 42.89% -1,879 Winner:
UFO
 7,542 57.11% Peter G. Cameron
Eligible: 20,127 Votes: 11,822 Participation: 58.74% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34279(F) — 27 Sep 2023 22:32 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
LC
 1/3 5,289 45.43% +1,709 Loser:
LIB
 3,580 30.75% Edward Horton

Service: 3 years 5 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,822 Votes: 13,043 Participation: 65.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34402(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LC
 1/2 6,818 52.52% +655 Loser:
LIB
 6,163 47.48% John Ferguson

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,609 Votes: 11,777 Participation: 63.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34518(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LC
 6,579 56.17% Charles E. Raven

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Findlay George MacDiarmid		 26 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Findlay George MacDiarmid		 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Findlay George MacDiarmid		 26 Aug 2023

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