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♂ John W. Freeborn
aliasJohn W. Freeborn
Record
21131 · 12892

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 4 1 5
Total 4 2 6
Birth 24 May 1885 → 138 years + 11 months ago
Lived 68 years + 6 months
First mandate 20 October 1919 → 104 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 4 months
Death 16 December 1953 → 70 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 4 months after 3 August 1943
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 15 11 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Frank Boyes  m 
⊖ Frederick V.W. Laughton  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Adam K. Hodgins  m 
⊖ Thomas L. Patrick  m 
 
Eligible: 13,776 Votes: 10,772 Participation: 78.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34185(F) — 17 Dec 2022 12:07 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
UFO
 1/3 5,463 52.61% +2,963 Loser:
LIB
 2,500 24.08% Bart Robson

Service: 3 years 8 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,776 Votes: 7,535 Participation: 54.70% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34312(F) — 28 Dec 2022 20:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
UFO
 1/3 3,568 47.76% +377 Loser:
LC
 3,191 42.72% Frank Boyes
After his election:
15 Aug 1926 41
UFO
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 1 month 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,811 Votes: 11,104 Participation: 66.05% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22147(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
41
PROG
 2/3 2,897 26.09% -2,804 Winner:
LC
 5,701 51.34% Adam K. Hodgins
Eligible: 14,372 Votes: 10,500 Participation: 73.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34436(F) — 13 Oct 2023 21:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
IPRO
 5,861 56.04% Alexander D. McLean
Eligible: 19,668 Votes: 14,303 Participation: 72.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34675(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:47 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 7,753 54.75% +1,345 Loser:
LC
 6,408 45.25% Frederick V.W. Laughton

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,435 Votes: 14,244 Participation: 73.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34770(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 8,476 59.90% +2,801 Loser:
LC
 5,675 40.10% Frederick V.W. Laughton

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,895 Votes: 12,045 Participation: 52.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34869(F) — 15 Oct 2023 12:32 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
 2/3 3,890 32.49% -780 Winner:
PC
 4,670 39.00% Thomas L. Patrick

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Willard Freeborn		 07 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Willard Freeborn		 07 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Willard Freeborn		 07 Aug 2023

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Rev.:  7 Aug 2023 12:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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