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♂ Merton E. Scott
aliasMerton E. Scott
Record
55726 · 12971

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 0 1
Birth 28 April 1866 → 158 years ago
Lived 65 years
First mandate 1 December 1926 → 97 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 7 months
Death 3 May 1931 → 93 years ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 6 months after 29 October 1929
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 2 10 28 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William H. Chambers  m 
 
 
Eligible: 13,900 Votes: 10,229 Participation: 73.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34450(F) — 29 Sep 2023 13:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
60
LIBP
 1/2 5,793 56.97% +1,418 Loser:
LC
 4,375 43.03% William H. Chambers

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,888 Votes: 10,000 Participation: 72.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34563(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
LIB
 5,217 52.49% Robert A. Baxter

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Merton Elvin Scott		 29 Sep 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Merton Elvin Scott		 29 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Merton Elvin Scott		 29 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Sep 2023 13:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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