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♂ Richard S. Colter
aliasRichard S. Colter
Record
12021 · 12916

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 10 August 1878 → 145 years + 8 months ago
Lived 71 years + 9 months
First mandate 19 June 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 10 months
Death 3 June 1950 → 73 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 7 months after 5 October 1937
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 3 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Richard N. Berry  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Warren M. Stringer  m 
 
Eligible: 13,791 Votes: 9,096 Participation: 65.96% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34289(F) — 24 Oct 2023 08:11 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 3/3 1,085 12.01% -3,212 Winner:
LC
 4,297 47.56% Richard N. Berry
Eligible: 29,272 Votes: 21,754 Participation: 74.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34655(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:38 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 12,164 56.43% +2,771 Loser:
LC
 9,393 43.57% Richard N. Berry

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,557 Votes: 22,619 Participation: 76.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34750(F) — 27 Dec 2022 21:07 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 12,638 56.44% Eric W.B. Cross

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Richard Samuel Colter		 02 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Richard Samuel Colter		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Richard Colter		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 19:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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