Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Arthur A. Mahaffy
aliasArthur A. Mahaffy
Record
38689 · 12736

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 80%
 
Ontario 4 1 5
Birth 30 December 1861 → 162 years + 4 months ago
Lived 85 years + 10 months
First mandate 27 October 1903 → 120 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 9 months
Death 3 November 1947 → 76 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 20 days after 14 October 1912
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 8 11 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
Samuel Bridgland  m 
 

 
Eligible: 5,719 Votes: 4,126 Participation: 72.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10
Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33550(F) — 29 Dec 2022 17:01 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
LC
2/2 2,003 48.95% -86 Winner:
LIB
2,089 51.05% Samuel Bridgland
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
10
Ontario
27 October 1903
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33765(F) — 23 Feb 2022 15:14 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
41
LC
1/1 By acclamation ?

Service:
1 year 2 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,661 Votes: 3,347 Participation: 59.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11
Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33649(F) — 30 Dec 2022 14:34 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LC
1/2 2,122 63.46% +900 Loser:
LIB
1,222 36.54% F.L. Howland

Service:
3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
12
Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33837(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,561 Votes: 2,542 Participation: 45.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13
Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33945(F) — 23 Feb 2022 21:07 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LC
1/2 1,970 77.87% +1,410 Loser:
LIB
560 22.13% John Galbraith
After his election:
14 Oct 1912 50
LC
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 10 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,561 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13
Ontario
5 November 1912
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33998(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50
Successor:
LC
Acclam. Samuel H. Armstrong

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Arthur Arnold Mahaffy
27 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Arthur Arnold Mahaffy
27 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Arnold Mahaffy
27 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Aug 2023 13:51 (but data presented dynamically)