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♂ Peter Lawson
aliasPeter Lawson
Record
34736 · 5066

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 10 January 1821 → 203 years + 3 months ago
Lived 90 years + 2 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 6 months
Death 22 March 1911 → 113 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 38 years + 8 months after 19 July 1872
Special notes
None
 
Peter Lawson (1821–1911) 200x190
© Photo 1872 William James Topley — 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 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John Stuart  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,468 Votes: 2,019 Participation: 81.81% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17666(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 1,050 52.01% +81 Loser:
IND
 969 47.99% ? Walker

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,306 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18558(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:05 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
CONS
 1,208 52.39% William Wallace
Eligible: 2,967 Votes: 2,373 Participation: 79.98% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18793(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:55 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 1,140 48.04% -93 Winner:
LIB
 1,233 51.96% John Stuart

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Peter Lawson, M.P.		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Peter Lawson, député		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Peter Lawson (politician)		 25 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Peter Lawson (homme politique)		 25 Nov 2023

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 09:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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