Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Thomas M. Birkett
aliasThomas M. Birkett
Record
4951 · 12970

1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Ontario 1 0 1
Birth 27 May 1872 → 151 years + 11 months ago
Lived 62 years + 4 months
First mandate 1 December 1926 → 97 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 6 months
Death 28 September 1934 → 89 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 10 months after 29 October 1929
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
Thomas Birkett (1844–1920) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 2 10 28 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
None
 

 
Eligible: 26,074 Votes: 14,850 Participation: 56.95% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17
Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34435(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
54
LC
1/2 9,171 62.27% +3,615 Loser:
LIB
5,556 37.73% Robert Sparks

Service:
2 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
18
Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34561(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57
Successor:
LC
Acclam. Arthur Ellis

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Thomas Miles Birkett
27 Jul 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Thomas Miles Birkett
27 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Thomas Miles Birkett
27 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Miles Birkett
27 Jul 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Jul 2023 23:11 (but data presented dynamically)