Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
♂ John H. Matthews
aliasJohn Matthews
Record
40177 · 15660
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known candidate ✓
Perennial candidate |
Deceased |
Performance: 0%
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| Birth |
11 August 1888 → 135 years + 9 months ago |
| Lived |
67 years + 10 months |
| Only run |
26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 51 years + 7 months |
| Death |
7 July 1956 → 67 years + 10 months ago |
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| Special notes |
None
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John H. Matthews (1888–1956)
No image available |
| Family tie with other documented individual |
None
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Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan
| Pre-Conf. |
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| Canadian Senate |
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| Legis. Council |
✗ |
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| Deputy Minister |
✗ |
| Auto. Region |
✗ |
| Mayor/Reeve |
Brantford, Ontario (1946–1947) |
| Mun./Co. Council |
Brantford, Ontario |
| School Board |
✗ |
| Blank/Vide |
✗ |
| Eligible: |
21,607 |
Votes: |
15,640 |
Participation: |
72.38% |
Candidacies: |
3 |
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Federal
19 |
Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post |
| Gov't |
LIB  |
| ID: 22935(F) — 8 May 2024 20:01 ET |
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Defeated but elected later to Parliament |
Age
51 |
CCF |
3/3 |
1,315 |
8.41% |
-6,698 |
Winner: |
LIB |
8,013 |
51.23% |
William R. Macdonald |
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Online biographical references (2)
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Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 8 May 2024 20:09 (but data presented dynamically)
