Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Thomas R. Dent
aliasThomas R. Dent
Record
15392 · 13072

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 57%
 
Ontario 4 3 7
Birth 22 April 1891 → 133 years ago
Lived 86 years + 2 months
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 3 months
Death 18 July 1977 → 46 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 1 month after 8 June 1955
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 11 10 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
Patrick M. Dewan  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Gordon W. Innes  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 29,544 Votes: 22,120 Participation: 74.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20
Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34779(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
46
LC
2/3 9,100 41.47% -2,712 Winner:
LIB
11,812 53.84% Patrick M. Dewan
Eligible: 30,025 Votes: 17,387 Participation: 57.91% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21
Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34878(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:17 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
52
PC
1/3 7,207 41.73% +1,461 Loser:
LIB
5,746 33.27% Patrick M. Dewan

Service:
1 year 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 31,843 Votes: 22,939 Participation: 72.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22
Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34969(F) — 23 Dec 2022 18:59 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
1/3 11,402 50.05% +3,408 Loser:
LIB
7,994 35.09% E.G. McKenzie

Service:
3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,522 Votes: 20,687 Participation: 61.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23
Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35060(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
1/3 9,404 45.81% +941 Loser:
LIB
8,463 41.22% Frederick Lowes

Service:
3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,834 Votes: 22,379 Participation: 68.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24
Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35153(F) — 24 Dec 2022 00:47 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
PC
1/3 10,026 45.17% +196 Loser:
LIB
9,830 44.29% Robert Rudy

Service:
3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,138 Votes: 24,814 Participation: 72.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25
Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35248(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
PC
2/3 10,728 43.74% -1,053 Winner:
LIB
11,781 48.03% Gordon W. Innes
Eligible: 35,421 Votes: 24,315 Participation: 68.65% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26
Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35363(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:33 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
68
PC
2/3 11,198 46.49% -216 Winner:
LIB
11,414 47.39% Gordon W. Innes

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Thomas Roy Dent
05 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Thomas Roy Dent
05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Dent (Ontario politician)
05 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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