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♂ Rufus Stephenson
aliasRufus Stephenson
Record
58864 · 5052

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 14 January 1835 → 189 years + 3 months ago
Lived 66 years + 1 month
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 6 months
Death 15 February 1901 → 123 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 7 months after 19 June 1882
Special notes
None
 
Rufus Stephenson (1835–1901) 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 14 10 9

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Archibald McKellar  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,761 Votes: 2,951 Participation: 78.46% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17650(F) — 19 Jan 2022 15:12 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
CONS
 1/2 1,524 51.64% +97 Loser:
LIB
 1,427 48.36% Archibald McKellar

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,604 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18542(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CONS
 1/2 1,874 52.00% +144 Loser:
IND
 1,730 48.00% William S. Stripp
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 38
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,127 Votes: 3,718 Participation: 72.52% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18776(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CONS
 1/2 1,895 50.97% +72 Loser:
IND
 1,823 49.03% William S. Stripp

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,640 Votes: 4,560 Participation: 68.67% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19062(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CONS
 1/2 2,502 55.96% +533 Loser:
IND
 1,969 44.04% H. McMahon

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,289 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19258(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:39 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
CONS
 2,223 51.83% Henry Smyth

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Rufus Stephenson, M.P.		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Rufus Stephenson, député		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Rufus Stephenson		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 06:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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