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♂ Alexander McCowan
aliasAlexander McCowan
Record
40777 · 12813

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 0 3
Birth 27 May 1853 → 170 years + 11 months ago
Lived 85 years + 10 months
First mandate 25 January 1905 → 119 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 7 months
Death 17 April 1939 → 85 years ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 8 months after 12 August 1913
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 6 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James W. Curry  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,495 Votes: 4,039 Participation: 73.50% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33692(F) — 30 Dec 2022 15:11 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
LC
 1/2 2,228 55.33% +429 Loser:
LIB
 1,799 44.67% W. Scott

Service: 3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,649 Votes: 5,299 Participation: 61.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33880(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LC
 1/2 2,998 56.84% +722 Loser:
LIB
 2,276 43.16% James W. Curry

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,722 Votes: 3,920 Participation: 36.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33993(F) — 29 Dec 2022 22:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/2 2,337 60.05% +782 Loser:
LIB
 1,555 39.95% William Annis
After his election:
12 Aug 1913 60
LC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13		 Ontario
8 September 1913
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34002(F) — 23 Feb 2022 20:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. George S. Henry

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Alexander McCowan		 28 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Alexander McCowan		 28 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander McCowan		 28 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Aug 2023 17:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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