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♂ Alexander Morris
aliasAlexander Morris
Record
44702 · 4949

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Ontario 3 0 3
Total 5 1 6
Birth 17 March 1826 → 198 years + 1 month ago
Lived 63 years + 7 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 4 months
Death 28 October 1889 → 134 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 10 months after 27 December 1886
Special notes
None
 
Alexander Morris (1826–1889)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Manitoba (1872–1877 [NW 1872–1876])
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 10 29
Ontario 8 0 4 Z
TOTAL 12 11 3

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 1
CONS
 1 Minister 43–46 16 Nov 1869 — 01 Jul 1872 2 7 15
 1. Inland Revenue

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John Leys  m 
⊖ Donald A. Smith  m 
 		 ⊖ Daniel A. Mowat  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17654(F) — 19 Jan 2022 15:16 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
16 Nov 1869 43
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 3 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,959 Votes: 2,087 Participation: 70.53% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32635(F) — 21 Feb 2022 12:45 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
LC
 1,294 62.00% William M. Shaw
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Ontario
29 November 1869
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18456(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,038 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18546(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:42 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
CONS
 1,476 72.42% John G. Haggart
Eligible: 2,133 Votes: 1,115 Participation: 52.27% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Manitoba
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18996(F) — 21 Jan 2022 13:00 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
52
CONS
 2/2 546 49.59% -9 Winner:
ICON
 555 50.41% Donald A. Smith
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
21 December 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33107(F) — 21 Feb 2022 17:26 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
52
LC
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 5 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,230 Votes: 4,207 Participation: 51.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32928(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LC
 1/2 2,132 50.68% +57 Loser:
LIB
 2,075 49.32% Daniel A. Mowat

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,909 Votes: 4,494 Participation: 50.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33016(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LC
 1/3 2,135 47.93% +124 Loser:
LIB
 2,011 45.15% John Leys

Service: 3 years 10 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,306 Votes: 26,950 Participation: 40.53% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33205(F) — 31 Dec 2022 15:01 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LIB
 5,380 59.89% John Leys

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Alexander Morris		 02 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Alexander Morris		 02 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Alexander Morris, P.C., M.P.		 02 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Alexander Morris, C.P., député		 02 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Morris (politician)		 02 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Alexander Morris		 02 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Mar 2024 16:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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