Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Joseph Keeler
aliasJoseph Keeler
Record
31091 · 5067

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 75%
 
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 24 May 1824 → 199 years + 11 months ago
Lived 56 years + 7 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 2 months
Death 21 January 1881 → 143 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Keeler (1824–1881)
© 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 8 9 19

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
James L. Biggar  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Kenneth McKenzie  m 
 
Eligible: 3,350 Votes: 2,434 Participation: 72.66% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1
Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17667(F) — 17 Nov 2023 21:24 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
43
LC
1/2 1,607 66.02% +780 Loser:
IND
827 33.98% Kenneth McKenzie

Service:
4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,945 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2
Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18559(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:06 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
1/2 1,515 51.44% +85 Loser:
ILIB
1,430 48.56% James L. Biggar
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 49
LC
LIB
Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,827 Votes: 3,159 Participation: 82.55% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3
Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18794(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:56 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LC
2/2 1,497 47.39% -165 Winner:
ILIB
1,662 52.61% James L. Biggar
Eligible: 5,527 Votes: 3,588 Participation: 64.92% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4
Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19080(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:51 ET
→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
54
LC
1/2 1,799 50.89% +63 Loser:
ILIB
1,736 49.11% James L. Biggar
After his election:
21 Jan 1881 56
CONS
Vac.
Died in office
Service: 2 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,527 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
4
Ontario
25 March 1881
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19632(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
Deceased
Age
56
Successor:
ILIB
Acclam. Darius Crouter

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Keeler, M.P.
28 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Keeler, député
28 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Keeler
28 Feb 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Feb 2024 22:15 (but data presented dynamically)