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♂ G. Howard Ferguson
aliasG. Howard Ferguson
Record
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Irish-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 10 0 10
Birth 18 June 1870 → 153 years + 10 months ago
Lived 75 years + 8 months
First mandate 25 January 1905 → 119 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 7 months
Death 21 February 1946 → 78 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 2 months after 15 December 1930
Special notes
None
 
G. Howard Ferguson (1870–1946) 200x253
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Charles F. Ferguson (1834–1909) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 25 8 26 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 15
LC
 1 ✓ Party leader 49–50 01 Nov 1919 — 01 Dec 1920 1 1 0
2. ON 15–18
LC
 2 Party leader 50–60 02 Dec 1920 — 14 Dec 1930 10 0 12
3. ON 16–18
LC
 1 Premier 53–60 25 Jun 1923 — 14 Dec 1930 7 5 19

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Robert L. Joynt  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,593 Votes: 3,519 Participation: 62.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33620(F) — 30 Dec 2022 12:54 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LC
 1/2 2,010 57.89% +548 Loser:
ILIB
 1,462 42.11% S.O. McLean

Service: 3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,633 Votes: 3,845 Participation: 68.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33808(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LC
 1/2 1,923 50.30% +23 Loser:
ICON
 1,900 49.70% Robert L. Joynt

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: 33914(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,541 Votes: 3,718 Participation: 67.10% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34025(F) — 29 Dec 2022 20:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 1/2 2,082 56.42% +474 Loser:
ICON
 1,608 43.58% Fredrick Evanson
After his election:
22 Dec 1914 44
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 5 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,177 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
14		 Ontario
7 January 1915
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34120(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 9 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,765 Votes: 8,467 Participation: 78.65% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34158(F) — 17 Dec 2022 11:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LC
 1/2 4,125 50.50% +81 Loser:
UFO
 4,044 49.50% George A. Payne

Service: 3 years 8 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,993 Votes: 6,614 Participation: 60.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34285(F) — 23 Feb 2022 23:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
53
LC
 1/2 4,374 66.56% +2,176 Loser:
UFO
 2,198 33.44% William Buchanan
After his election:
16 Jul 1923 53
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,993 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
16		 Ontario
16 August 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34375(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
53
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 3 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,590 Votes: 8,018 Participation: 75.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34408(F) — 2 Oct 2021 02:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
56
LC
 1/2 4,617 58.02% +1,277 Loser:
PROH
 3,340 41.98% James Donaldson

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,528 Votes: 6,941 Participation: 65.93% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34524(F) — 25 Feb 2022 08:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
59
LC
 1/2 4,452 64.81% +2,035 Loser:
PROH
 2,417 35.19% Thomas Bradley
After his election:
15 Dec 1930 60
LC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 1 month 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
18		 Ontario
11 February 1931
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34625(F) — 22 Oct 2023 10:05 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. James A. Sanderson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
George Howard Ferguson		 09 Dec 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
George Howard Ferguson		 09 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Howard Ferguson		 09 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Howard Ferguson (homme politique)		 09 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Dec 2023 20:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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