Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Thomas R. Atkinson
aliasThomas R. Atkinson
Record
1808 · 12799

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 60%
 
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 3 1 4
Total 3 2 5
Birth 24 August 1854 → 169 years + 8 months ago
Lived 67 years + 3 months
First mandate 25 January 1905 → 119 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 5 months
Death 11 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 1 month after 19 October 1919
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 11 2 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
Hugh P. Innes  m 
David Tisdale  m 
 
Frederick S. Snider  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,672 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9
Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20376(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Failed to enter Parliament
Age
46
LIB
2/2 2,200 47.09% -272 Winner:
CONS
2,472 52.91% David Tisdale
Eligible: 4,039 Votes: 3,560 Participation: 88.14% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11
Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33652(F) — 23 Oct 2023 19:44 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
1/2 1,969 55.36% +381 Loser:
LC
1,588 44.64% Frederick S. Snider

Service:
3 years 4 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,164 Votes: 3,393 Participation: 81.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12
Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33840(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
2/2 1,647 48.92% -73 Winner:
LC
1,720 51.08% Hugh P. Innes
Eligible: 4,272 Votes: 3,185 Participation: 74.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13
Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33947(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
57
LIB
1/2 1,740 55.20% +328 Loser:
LC
1,412 44.80% William McGuire

Service:
2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,874 Votes: 2,650 Participation: 68.40% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14
Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34058(F) — 29 Dec 2022 09:15 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
1/2 1,927 73.61% +1,236 Loser:
LANT
691 26.39% Frederick Sheahan

Service:
5 years 3 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,550 Votes: 7,318 Participation: 76.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15
Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34191(F) — 18 Oct 2023 08:18 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65
Successor:
UFO
4,522 63.09% George D. Sewell

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Thomas Robert Atkinson
26 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Thomas Robert Atkinson
26 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Robert Atkinson
26 Jul 2023


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