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♂ John M. Govenlock
aliasJohn M. Govenlock
Record
23937 · 12883

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 7 June 1862 → 161 years + 10 months ago
Lived ± 87 years
First mandate 20 October 1919 → 104 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 4 months
Death c. 1950 → 74 years ago
Exit → Death ± 26 years + 6 months after 24 June 1923
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 3 8 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William Proudfoot  m 
 		 ⊖ Ebon R. Wigle  m 
 
Eligible: 10,907 Votes: 8,550 Participation: 78.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34169(F) — 7 Oct 2023 23:32 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
57
ILP
 1/3 3,193 38.65% +163 Loser:
IND
 3,030 36.67% William Proudfoot
After his election:
1 Nov 1919 57
ILP
 →
LAB
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 8 months 4 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 11,398 Votes: 7,576 Participation: 66.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34296(F) — 7 Oct 2023 23:41 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 2/3 2,409 31.98% -724 Winner:
LC
 3,133 41.58% Ebon R. Wigle

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Ancestry.ca, Search results: John Govenlock (1847 - 1930)		 07 Oct 2023
EN Find a Grave
John Melvin Govenlock		 07 Oct 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John M. Govenlock		 07 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John M. Govenlock		 07 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Oct 2023 23:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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