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♂ Lachlin McCallum
aliasLachlin McCallum
Record
40527 · 5063

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Ontario 1 0 1
Total 6 1 7
Birth 15 March 1823 → 201 years + 1 month ago
Lived 79 years + 9 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 4 months
Death 13 January 1903 → 121 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 10 months after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 
Lachlin McCallum (1823–1903)
© Photo 1875 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
An Ontario Conservative, McCallum never won with large pluralities. His best performance was during his first election to Parliament, with a plurality of 255 out of 1,997 votes. His worst performance (aside from losing) was federally in 1875, with a plurality of 4 out of 2,662 votes.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 17 10 29
Ontario 1 4 17 Z
TOTAL 19 3 15

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James D. Edgar  m  (5 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 2,539 Votes: 1,997 Participation: 78.65% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17663(F) — 27 Nov 2021 21:45 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
LC
 1/2 1,126 56.38% +255 Loser:
IND
 871 43.62% ? Fraser

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,799 Votes: 1,857 Participation: 66.35% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32727(F) — 22 Jul 2023 20:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LC
 1/2 931 50.13% +5 Loser:
LIB
 926 49.87% James D. Edgar
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 48
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
6 Aug 1872 49
LC
 →
Vac.
 Elected in another riding
Service: 1 year 4 months 16 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,627 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18555(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LC
 2/2 1,293 49.22% -41 Winner:
LIB
 1,334 50.78% James D. Edgar
Eligible: 2,799 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
1 September 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33068(F) — 21 Feb 2022 14:01 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Henry R. Haney
Eligible: 3,326 Votes: 2,674 Participation: 80.40% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18789(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:53 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
50
LC
 1/2 1,354 50.64% +34 Loser:
LIB
 1,320 49.36% James D. Edgar
After his election:
12 May 1875 52
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 3 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,326 Votes: 2,662 Participation: 80.04% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 June 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18957(F) — 28 Nov 2021 11:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LC
 1/2 1,333 50.08% +4 Loser:
LIB
 1,329 49.92% James D. Edgar

Service: 3 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,671 Votes: 2,945 Participation: 80.22% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19075(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LC
 1/2 1,459 50.48% +28 Loser:
LIB
 1,431 49.52% James D. Edgar

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,865 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19271(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/2 1,445 50.44% +25 Loser:
LIB
 1,420 49.56% George A. McCallum

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,534 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19479(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
CONS
 1,816 51.39% Arthur Boyle

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Lachlin McCallum		 16 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Lachlin McCallum		 16 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Lachlin McCallum, Senator, M.P.		 16 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Lachlin McCallum, sénateur, député		 16 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Lachlin McCallum		 16 Feb 2024

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