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♂ Thomas C. Cossitt
aliasThomas C. Cossitt
Record
12722 · 1324

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 15 November 1923 → 100 years + 5 months ago
Lived 58 years + 4 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 11 months
Death 15 March 1982 → 42 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Thomas C. Cossitt (1923–1982) 200x214
© Photo 1980 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Jennifer Cossitt (1948–) Spouse  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 4 11

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 41,926 Votes: 33,630 Participation: 80.21% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10245(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
PC
 1/3 18,130 53.91% +7,480 Loser:
LIB
 10,650 31.67% Gervis Black

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,597 Votes: 33,375 Participation: 76.55% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10508(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/3 17,744 53.37% +6,899 Loser:
LIB
 10,845 32.62% Donna M. Healey

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,747 Votes: 42,475 Participation: 73.55% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4450(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/3 24,127 56.80% +12,330 Loser:
LIB
 11,797 27.77% Gerry McKee

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 57,747 Votes: 38,892 Participation: 67.35% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4168(F) — 30 Jan 2022 11:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/3 19,800 51.22% +7,540 Loser:
LIB
 12,260 31.71% Gerry McKee
After his election:
15 Mar 1982 58
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,747 Votes: 32,281 Participation: 55.90% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Ontario
12 October 1982
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10874(F) — 21 Jul 2022 22:21 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
58		 Successor:
PC
 18,401 57.00% Jennifer Cossitt

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Charles Cossitt, M.P.		 16 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Charles Cossitt, député		 16 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Cossitt		 16 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Jan 2024 22:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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