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♂ George Bennett
aliasGeorge Bennett
Record
4078 · 13347

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 10 March 1887 → 137 years + 1 month ago
Lived 60 years + 11 months
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 4 months
Death 29 February 1948 → 76 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 8 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 2  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James H. Clark  m 
⊖ Arthur J. Réaume  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William Griesinger  m 
 
Eligible: 29,696 Votes: 14,952 Participation: 50.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34909(F) — 27 Jul 2023 13:07 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
CCF
 1/3 6,455 43.51% +1,332 Loser:
PC
 5,123 34.54% Arthur J. Réaume

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,453 Votes: 21,095 Participation: 67.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35000(F) — 27 Jul 2023 13:07 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
CCF
 3/3 5,439 26.02% -3,048 Winner:
PC
 8,487 40.59% William Griesinger

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
George Bennett		 27 Jul 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
George Bennett		 27 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
George Bennett		 27 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Bennett (Ontario politician)		 27 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Jul 2023 13:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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