Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Milton T. Armstrong
aliasMilton T. Armstrong
Record
1429 · 13032

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Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 43%
 
Ontario 3 4 7
Birth 23 August 1887 → 136 years + 8 months ago
Lived 70 years + 2 months
First mandate 19 June 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 9 months
Death 12 November 1957 → 66 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 5 months after 6 June 1948
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
Samuel J.P. Armstrong (1844–1921) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 12 1 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
Charles W. Cragg  m  (2 runoffs)
Elmer R. Smith  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Allister Johnston  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 14,700 Votes: 11,587 Participation: 78.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19
Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34686(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:52 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
1/2 7,199 62.83% +2,940 Loser:
LC
4,259 37.17% William Jackson

Service:
3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,406 Votes: 11,621 Participation: 75.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20
Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34781(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
1/2 6,168 53.46% +799 Loser:
LC
5,369 46.54% William Jackson

Service:
5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,073 Votes: 10,377 Participation: 60.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21
Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34880(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:18 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LIB
2/3 3,332 32.28% -889 Winner:
CCF
4,221 40.90% Elmer R. Smith
Eligible: 16,215 Votes: 11,734 Participation: 72.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22
Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34971(F) — 14 Sep 2023 21:56 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
57
LIB
1/3 4,289 36.81% +124 Loser:
PC
4,165 35.74% Charles W. Cragg

Service:
3 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,408 Votes: 11,640 Participation: 75.55% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23
Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35062(F) — 14 Sep 2023 21:56 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LIB
2/3 3,904 33.77% -439 Winner:
PC
4,343 37.57% Charles W. Cragg
Eligible: 15,510 Votes: 10,681 Participation: 68.87% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24
Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35155(F) — 24 Dec 2022 00:49 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
64
LIB
2/2 4,190 39.76% -2,158 Winner:
PC
6,348 60.24% Allister Johnston
Eligible: 15,740 Votes: 10,984 Participation: 69.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25
Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35250(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
67
LIB
2/3 2,842 26.08% -3,650 Winner:
PC
6,492 59.58% Allister Johnston

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Milton Taylor Armstrong
26 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Milton Taylor Armstrong
26 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Milton Taylor Armstrong
26 Jul 2023


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