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♂ Thomas B. McQuesten
aliasThomas B. McQuesten
Record
42593 · 13017

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 3 5
Birth 30 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
Lived 65 years + 6 months
First mandate 19 June 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 11 months
Death 13 January 1948 → 76 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 5 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 9 1 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Arthur C. Garden  m 
⊖ Walter R. Rollo  m 
⊖ Frederick W. Warren  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Russell T. Kelley  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander L. Shaver  m 
 
Eligible: 23,957 Votes: 11,311 Participation: 47.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34292(F) — 28 Dec 2022 20:26 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 2/3 3,053 27.67% -2,731 Winner:
LC
 5,784 52.42% Arthur C. Garden
Eligible: 25,382 Votes: 19,659 Participation: 77.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34659(F) — 22 Oct 2023 18:36 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 11,127 57.18% +4,284 Loser:
LC
 6,843 35.16% Alexander L. Shaver

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,257 Votes: 19,171 Participation: 73.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34754(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/3 11,559 60.83% +5,550 Loser:
LC
 6,009 31.62% Herbert Smye

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,820 Votes: 17,858 Participation: 64.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34853(F) — 29 Jul 2023 20:59 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 3/3 5,453 30.75% -980 Winner:
CCF
 6,433 36.27% Frederick W. Warren
Eligible: 29,686 Votes: 23,129 Participation: 77.91% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34944(F) — 29 Jul 2023 20:59 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
62
LIB
 2/4 6,252 27.23% -3,850 Winner:
PC
 10,102 44.00% Russell T. Kelley

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Thomas Baker McQuesten		 02 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Thomas Baker McQuesten		 02 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas McQuesten		 02 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Sep 2023 12:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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