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♂ Alexander Sproat
aliasAlexander Sproat
Record
58306 · 5030

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 1 3 4
Birth 19 June 1834 → 189 years + 10 months ago
Lived 56 years + 1 month
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 1 month
Death 17 August 1890 → 133 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 29 days after 19 July 1872
Special notes
None
 
Alexander Sproat (1834–1890) 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 4 11 12

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ D. Edward Blake  m 
 		 ⊖ John Gillies  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,013 Votes: 1,714 Participation: 85.15% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17625(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
CONS
 1/2 862 50.29% +10 Loser:
IND
 852 49.71% ? Douglas

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,726 Votes: 3,771 Participation: 79.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32691(F) — 22 Jul 2023 16:08 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
36
LC
 2/2 1,689 44.79% -393 Winner:
LIB
 2,082 55.21% D. Edward Blake
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,925 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18518(F) — 25 Jun 2023 15:19 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
CONS
 2/2 951 49.40% -23 Winner:
LIB
 974 50.60% John Gillies
Eligible: 4,180 Votes: 3,340 Participation: 79.90% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19036(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
44
CONS
 2/2 1,549 47.60% -156 Winner:
LIB
 1,705 52.40% John Gillies

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Sproat, M.P.		 22 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Sproat, député		 22 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Sproat		 22 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Nov 2023 20:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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