Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Ross A. McEwing
aliasRoss A. McEwing
Record
41189 · 13082

1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 80%
 
Ontario 4 1 5
Birth 17 October 1888 → 135 years + 6 months ago
Lived 77 years + 8 months
First mandate 6 October 1937 → 86 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 11 months
Death 1 July 1966 → 57 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 7 months after 21 November 1951
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
James McEwing (1850–1921) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 14 1 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
John H.H. Root  m  (4 runoffs)
 

 
Eligible: 20,958 Votes: 15,848 Participation: 75.62% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20
Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34807(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
1/2 8,704 55.19% +1,636 Loser:
LC
7,068 44.81% James McQuibban

Service:
5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,355 Votes: 11,438 Participation: 56.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21
Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34906(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:01 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
1/3 5,556 48.82% +1,358 Loser:
PC
4,198 36.89% John H.H. Root

Service:
1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,355 Votes: 14,615 Participation: 71.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22
Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34997(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:10 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
1/3 6,821 46.89% +24 Loser:
PC
6,797 46.73% John H.H. Root

Service:
3 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,710 Votes: 14,717 Participation: 71.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23
Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35088(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
1/2 7,764 53.05% +893 Loser:
PC
6,871 46.95% John H.H. Root

Service:
3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,959 Votes: 14,390 Participation: 75.90% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24
Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35181(F) — 24 Dec 2022 10:20 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LIB
2/3 6,557 45.66% -602 Winner:
PC
7,159 49.85% John H.H. Root

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Ross Atkinson McEwing
30 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Ross Atkinson McEwing
30 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ross Atkinson McEwing
30 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Aug 2023 22:21 (but data presented dynamically)