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♂ John Carling
aliasJohn Carling
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 2 8
Ontario 2 0 2
Total 8 2 10
Birth 23 January 1828 → 196 years + 3 months ago
Lived 83 years + 9 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 6 months
Death 6 November 1911 → 112 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 4 months after 22 June 1896
Double mandate London (Ontario)
Up until about 1872-74 (depending on the jurisdiction), a parliamentarian could sit in his provincial legislature and the Commons.
Special notes
None
 
John Carling (1828–1911)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Isaac Carling (1825–1895) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 23 2 23
Ontario 4 10 18 Z
TOTAL 28 1 11

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 4–5
CONS
 1 Minister 54–57 23 May 1882 — 24 Sep 1885 3 4 1
2. CA 5–7
CONS
 1 Minister 57–64 25 Sep 1885 — 24 Nov 1892 7 1 30
3. CA 6
CONS
 2 ✓ Minister 60 11 Jul 1888 — 05 Aug 1888 0 0 25
4. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 64–66 05 Dec 1892 — 12 Dec 1894 2 0 7
 1. Post Office
 2. Agriculture
 3. Post Office [Int]
 4. Without portfolio

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 12  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Francis E. Cornish  m 
⊖ John Walker  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Charles S. Hyman  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,790 Votes: 1,380 Participation: 49.46% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17659(F) — 27 Nov 2021 21:43 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LC
 1/2 1,114 80.72% +848 Loser:
IND
 266 19.28% ? Peacock

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,775 Votes: 1,554 Participation: 56.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32640(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LC
 1/2 948 61.00% +342 Loser:
LIB
 606 39.00% J. Durand

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,704 Votes: 1,543 Participation: 57.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32723(F) — 22 Jul 2023 19:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LC
 1/2 985 63.84% +427 Loser:
LIB
 558 36.16% Francis E. Cornish
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 43
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
23 Jul 1872 44
LC
 →
Vac.
 Elected in another riding
Service: 1 year 4 months 2 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,898 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18551(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 1/2 1,101 58.01% +304 Loser:
IND
 797 41.99% ? MacMahon
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 45
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
26 August 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33067(F) — 21 Feb 2022 13:57 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. William R. Meredith
Eligible: 3,741 Votes: 2,477 Participation: 66.21% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18785(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:50 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LC
 2/2 1,208 48.77% -61 Winner:
LIB
 1,269 51.23% John Walker
Eligible: 4,721 Votes: 2,801 Participation: 59.33% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19071(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:21 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
50
LC
 1/2 1,407 51.16% +64 Loser:
LIB
 1,343 48.84% John Walker

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,723 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19267(F) — 28 Nov 2021 15:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 1/2 1,485 54.54% +247 Loser:
IND
 1,238 45.46% John A. Campbell

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,987 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19474(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/2 2,013 50.49% +39 Loser:
LIB
 1,974 49.51% Charles S. Hyman

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,891 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19826(F) — 22 Jan 2022 14:31 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LC
 2/2 1,854 47.65% -183 Winner:
LIB
 2,037 52.35% Charles S. Hyman
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,891 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
26 February 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19968(F) — 22 Jan 2022 17:46 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
64
LC
 1/2 2,037 52.35% +183 Loser:
LIB
 1,854 47.65% Charles S. Hyman

Service: 4 years 3 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,609 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20114(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
CONS
 2,325 50.44% Thomas Beattie

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Carling, Sir John		 12 Feb 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Carling, sir John		 12 Feb 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Carling		 12 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Carling		 12 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir John Carling, P.C., K.C.M.G., M.P., Senator		 12 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir John Carling, C.P., K.C.M.G., député, sénateur		 12 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Carling (homme politique)		 12 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Carling		 12 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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