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♂ Elmer R. Smith
aliasElmer R. Smith
Record
57504 · 13331

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 2 3
Birth 24 December 1912 → 111 years + 4 months ago
Lived 76 years + 8 months
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 7 months
Death 14 September 1989 → 34 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 44 years + 3 months after 3 June 1945
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 1 9 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Milton T. Armstrong  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Charles W. Cragg  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
CCF
 1/3 4,221 40.90% +889 Loser:
LIB
 3,332 32.28% Milton T. Armstrong

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
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
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
32
CCF
 3/3 3,199 27.45% -1,090 Winner:
LIB
 4,289 36.81% Milton T. Armstrong
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
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
35
CCF
 3/3 3,314 28.67% -1,029 Winner:
PC
 4,343 37.57% Charles W. Cragg

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Elmer Roy Smith		 14 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Elmer Roy Smith		 14 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Elmer Roy Smith		 14 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Sep 2023 21:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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