Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Thomas P. Murray
aliasThomas P. Murray
Record
45515 · 13008

1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 80%
 
Ontario 4 1 5
Birth 10 June 1880 → 143 years + 10 months ago
Lived 101 years + 3 months
First mandate 30 October 1929 → 94 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 4 months
Death 1 October 1981 → 42 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 3 months after 3 June 1945
Special notes
None
 

Thomas P. Murray (1880–1981)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
Sean Conway (1951–) Grandson  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 15 7 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
Thomas M. Costello  m 
 
James S. Dempsey  m 
 
Eligible: 14,781 Votes: 9,967 Participation: 67.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18
Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34575(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
1/2 4,990 50.44% +87 Loser:
LC
4,903 49.56% Thomas M. Costello

Service:
4 years 7 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,090 Votes: 12,989 Participation: 76.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19
Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34695(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
1/2 8,406 65.18% +3,915 Loser:
LC
4,491 34.82% John Finlay

Service:
3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,537 Votes: 12,538 Participation: 75.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20
Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34790(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
1/3 5,887 47.27% +1,090 Loser:
LC
4,797 38.52% John Finlay

Service:
5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,891 Votes: 9,227 Participation: 58.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21
Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34889(F) — 23 Dec 2022 14:52 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
1/2 4,921 53.80% +695 Loser:
PC
4,226 46.20% John Foran

Service:
1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,459 Votes: 12,195 Participation: 74.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22
Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34980(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:02 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
LIB
2/3 5,090 42.00% -774 Winner:
PC
5,864 48.39% James S. Dempsey

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Thomas Patrick Murray
07 Jan 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Thomas Patrick Murray
07 Jan 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Thomas Patrick Murray
07 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Patrick Murray
07 Jan 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Jan 2024 20:57 (but data presented dynamically)