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♂ Cecil G. Mercer
aliasCecil G. Mercer
Record
42944 · 13060

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 9 November 1883 → 140 years + 5 months ago
Lived 68 years + 9 months
First mandate 6 October 1937 → 86 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 10 months
Death 15 August 1952 → 71 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 12 days 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 5 9 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ R. Percy Vivian  m 
 
 
Eligible: 17,507 Votes: 13,863 Participation: 79.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34740(F) — 14 Oct 2023 15:32 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 7,183 52.23% +614 Loser:
LC
 6,569 47.77% Milton Elliott

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,394 Votes: 10,897 Participation: 66.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34839(F) — 14 Oct 2023 15:32 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 2/3 4,126 38.06% -286 Winner:
PC
 4,412 40.70% R. Percy Vivian

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Cecil George Mercer		 14 Oct 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Cecil George Mercer		 14 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Cecil George Mercer		 14 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Oct 2023 15:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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