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♂ David Mills
aliasDavid Mills
Record
43604 · 5026

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 2 10
Birth 18 March 1831 → 193 years + 1 month ago
Lived 72 years + 1 month
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 4 months
Death 8 May 1903 → 120 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 10 months after 22 June 1896
Special notes
None
 
David Mills (1831–1903) 200x323
© Photo — 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 27 1 11

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 3
LIB
 1 Minister 45–47 24 Oct 1876 — 08 Oct 1878 1 11 14
2. CA 3
LIB
 1 Minister 45–47 24 Oct 1876 — 08 Oct 1878 1 11 14
3. CA 8–9
LIB
 1 Minister 66–70 18 Nov 1897 — 07 Feb 1902 4 2 20
 1. Interior
 2. Indian Affairs
 3. Justice and Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊖ James Clancy  m 
⊖ David Glass  m 
 		 ⊖ James Dawson  m 
⊖ John J. Hawkins  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,077 Votes: 2,557 Participation: 83.10% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17617(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 1,333 52.13% +109 Loser:
CONS
 1,224 47.87% David Glass

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,862 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18514(F) — 25 Jun 2023 15:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 1,727 60.34% +592 Loser:
IND
 1,135 39.66% C.R. Atkinson
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 42
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,916 Votes: 2,737 Participation: 69.89% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18746(F) — 20 Jan 2022 21:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 1,600 58.46% +463 Loser:
IND
 1,137 41.54% ? Dobbyn
After his election:
24 Oct 1876 45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,916 Votes: 2,792 Participation: 71.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
15 November 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18975(F) — 11 Oct 2022 17:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 1,650 59.10% +508 Loser:
LIB
 1,142 40.90% James Dawson

Service: 1 year 10 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,318 Votes: 3,487 Participation: 65.57% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19032(F) — 28 Nov 2021 12:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 1,852 54.17% +285 Loser:
LC
 1,567 45.83% John J. Hawkins

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,024 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19228(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:06 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 1,504 49.74% -16 Winner:
LC
 1,520 50.26% John J. Hawkins
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Ontario
25 February 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19657(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:36 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
52
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,343 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19432(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 2,182 50.24% +21 Loser:
CONS
 2,161 49.76% George Mitchell

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,550 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19784(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/3 2,006 44.09% +550 Loser:
CONS
 1,456 32.00% G.R. Langford

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,115 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20072(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
LIB
 2/2 2,528 49.42% -59 Winner:
CONS
 2,587 50.58% James Clancy

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. David Mills, P.C., M.P., Senator		 22 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. David Mills, C.P., député, sénateur		 22 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
David Mills (Canadian politician)		 22 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Nov 2023 20:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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