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♂ John White
aliasJohn White
Record
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Irish-Canadian    Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 1 7
Birth 6 May 1833 → 190 years + 11 months ago
Lived 61 years + 4 months
First mandate 20 March 1871 → 153 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 37 years + 10 months
Death 24 September 1894 → 129 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 7 months after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 
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© Photo 1879 William James Topley — Public domain
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
Canada 15 10 1

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Samuel B. Burdett  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,096 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Ontario
20 March 1871
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18469(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 3 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,821 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18537(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CONS
 1/3 818 44.92% +44 Loser:
IND
 774 42.50% W. Frizzell
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 40
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,396 Votes: 2,027 Participation: 84.60% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18770(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 1,049 51.75% +71 Loser:
IND
 978 48.25% Thomas Holden

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,049 Votes: 2,450 Participation: 80.35% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19056(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 1,060 50.48% +20 Loser:
IND
 1,040 49.52% W.R. Aylsworth
After his election:
27 Jan 1879 45
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 4 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,049 Votes: 2,672 Participation: 87.64% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
25 February 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19607(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 1,373 51.38% +74 Loser:
IND
 1,299 48.62% W.C. Farley

Service: 3 years 3 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,719 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19252(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 1,386 50.97% +53 Loser:
LIB
 1,333 49.03% H. Ashley

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,454 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19458(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
CONS
 2/2 1,695 49.07% -64 Winner:
LIB
 1,759 50.93% Samuel B. Burdett

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John White		 24 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John White		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John White (Conservative MP)		 24 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Dec 2023 21:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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