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♂ John W. Widdifield
aliasJohn W. Widdifield
Record
65138 · 12741

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 2 6
Birth 16 March 1869 → 155 years + 1 month ago
Lived 74 years + 6 months
First mandate 18 February 1919 → 105 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 11 months
Death 14 October 1943 → 80 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 11 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 10 8 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James Blanchard  m 
 		 ⊖ William H. Hoyle  m 
 
Eligible: 4,615 Votes: 3,479 Participation: 75.38% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34062(F) — 29 Dec 2022 14:37 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 1,590 45.86% -287 Winner:
LC
 1,877 54.14% William H. Hoyle
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
14		 Ontario
18 February 1919
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34136(F) — 23 Feb 2022 21:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
UFO
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,756 Votes: 7,872 Participation: 80.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34195(F) — 17 Dec 2022 12:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
UFO
 1/2 4,162 54.12% +633 Loser:
LC
 3,529 45.88% John Wetherall

Service: 3 years 8 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,618 Votes: 6,612 Participation: 68.75% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34322(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
UFO
 1/2 3,330 50.61% +80 Loser:
LC
 3,250 49.39% David Walls

Service: 3 years 5 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,344 Votes: 7,010 Participation: 75.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34445(F) — 8 Oct 2022 15:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PROG
 1/2 3,878 55.58% +779 Loser:
LC
 3,099 44.42% Thomas Bell

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,118 Votes: 6,537 Participation: 71.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34557(F) — 8 Oct 2022 17:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
PROG
 2/3 2,196 33.84% -876 Winner:
LC
 3,072 47.33% James Blanchard

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Wesley Widdifield		 30 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Wesley Widdifield		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Wesley Widdifield		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 13:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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