Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Adam Beck
aliasAdam Beck
Record
3501 · 12771

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 75%
 
Ontario 6 2 8
Birth 20 June 1857 → 166 years + 10 months ago
Lived 68 years + 1 month
First mandate 29 May 1902 → 121 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 11 months
Death 15 August 1925 → 98 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 19 6 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
Francis B. Leys  m  (2 runoffs)
Hugh A. Stevenson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Frederick G. Rumball  m 
 
Eligible: 9,311 Votes: 8,002 Participation: 85.94% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
9
Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33452(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:04 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
LC
2/4 3,693 46.93% -301 Winner:
LIB
3,994 50.75% Francis B. Leys
Eligible: 9,416 Votes: 7,735 Participation: 82.15% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
10
Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33545(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
44
LC
1/4 3,445 45.06% +131 Loser:
LIB
3,314 43.34% Francis B. Leys

Service:
2 years 7 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,672 Votes: 9,198 Participation: 86.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11
Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33644(F) — 30 Dec 2022 14:31 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LC
1/3 4,783 52.27% +566 Loser:
LIB
4,217 46.09% Frederick G. Rumball

Service:
3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,806 Votes: 8,823 Participation: 74.73% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12
Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33832(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LC
1/2 5,084 58.00% +1,403 Loser:
LIB
3,681 42.00% John M. McEvoy

Service:
3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13
Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33939(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,513 Votes: 7,692 Participation: 66.81% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14
Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34050(F) — 29 Dec 2022 09:06 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LC
1/3 4,350 57.08% +1,496 Loser:
LIB
2,854 37.45% William J. Stevenson

Service:
5 years 3 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,068 Votes: 24,802 Participation: 77.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15
Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34183(F) — 23 Jul 2023 11:15 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
IND
2/2 11,107 46.06% -1,901 Winner:
ILP
13,008 53.94% Hugh A. Stevenson
Eligible: 33,617 Votes: 15,619 Participation: 46.46% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16
Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34310(F) — 28 Dec 2022 20:34 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
66
LC
1/4 9,865 64.85% +7,611 Loser:
LAB
2,254 14.82% Hugh A. Stevenson
After his election:
15 Aug 1925 68
LC
Vac.
Died in office
Service: 2 years 1 month 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,850 Votes: 12,624 Participation: 60.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17
Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34433(F) — 22 Sep 2023 13:10 ET
Deceased
Age
68
Successor:
LC
7,763 61.83% James P. Moore

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Adam Beck
22 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Adam Beck
22 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Adam Beck
22 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Adam Beck
22 Sep 2023


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