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♂ Dana H. Porter
aliasDana H. Porter
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 0 5
Birth 14 January 1901 → 123 years + 3 months ago
Lived 66 years + 3 months
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 6 months
Death 13 May 1967 → 56 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 3 months after 30 January 1958
Special notes
None
 
Dana H. Porter (1901–1967)
© Photo 1948 Archives of Ontario — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Julian H. Porter (1936–) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 14 5 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ F. Andrew Brewin  m 
 		 ⊖ Walter C. Thomson  m 
 
Eligible: 31,490 Votes: 15,494 Participation: 49.20% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34897(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
PC
 1/5 7,205 46.81% +2,764 Loser:
CCF
 4,441 28.85% F. Andrew Brewin

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,661 Votes: 24,004 Participation: 65.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34988(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/3 13,153 55.34% +6,982 Loser:
CCF
 6,171 25.97% Albert Carson

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,181 Votes: 22,750 Participation: 61.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35079(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 10,161 45.23% +2,711 Loser:
CCF
 7,450 33.16% Frank Frier

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,718 Votes: 18,351 Participation: 54.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35172(F) — 24 Dec 2022 10:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/3 10,333 56.86% +5,904 Loser:
CCF
 4,429 24.37% Frank Frier

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,394 Votes: 14,002 Participation: 47.64% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35267(F) — 26 Feb 2022 10:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 7,593 54.86% +4,119 Loser:
LIB
 3,474 25.10% H. Keenan
After his election:
30 Jan 1958 57
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,554 Votes: 9,443 Participation: 50.89% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Ontario
12 May 1958
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35304(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
PC
 5,518 58.43% Allan F. Lawrence

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Dana Harris Porter		 21 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Dana Harris Porter		 21 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dana Porter		 21 Feb 2024

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