Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Aquila Walsh
aliasAquila Walsh
Record
63826 · 5065

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 33%
 
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 15 May 1823 → 200 years + 11 months ago
Lived 61 years + 9 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 2 months
Death 6 March 1885 → 139 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 7 months after 19 July 1872
Special notes
None
 
Aquila Walsh (1823–1885) 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 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
John Charlton  m  (2 runoffs)
 

 
Eligible: 2,347 Votes: 2,016 Participation: 85.90% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1
Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17665(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
44
CONS
1/2 1,026 50.89% +36 Loser:
IND
990 49.11% ? Duncombe

Service:
4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,352 Votes: 1,972 Participation: 83.84% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1
Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32646(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44
Successor:
LC
987 50.05% James Wilson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,598 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2
Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18557(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:04 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
CONS
2/2 1,274 49.04% -50 Winner:
LIB
1,324 50.96% John Charlton
Eligible: 3,786 Votes: 2,873 Participation: 75.88% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4
Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19078(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
55
CONS
2/2 1,348 47.46% -144 Winner:
LIB
1,492 52.54% John Charlton

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Aquila Walsh
25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Aquila Walsh
25 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Aquila Walsh
25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Aquila Walsh
25 Nov 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 09:15 (but data presented dynamically)