Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Joseph M. Currier
aliasJoseph M. Currier
Record
13931 · 5071

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 5 0 5
Birth c. 1820 → 204 years ago
Lived ± 64 years
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age ± 47 years
Death 22 April 1884 → 140 years ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 10 months after 19 June 1882
Special notes
None
 
Joseph M. Currier (c.1820–1884) 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 14 9 16

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
Joseph Featherston  m 
Joseph Tassé  m 
 
Pierre St-Jean  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,883 Votes: 979 Participation: 34.86% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1
Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17671(F) — 17 Nov 2023 21:39 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
±47
LC
1/2 974 99.49% +969 Loser:
IND
5 0.51% Edward McGillivray

Service:
4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,839 Votes: 1,178 Participation: 41.49% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1
Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32652(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±47
Successor:
LIB
810 68.76% Richard W. Scott
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Federal
2
Ontario
20 July 1872
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18563(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:18 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±52
LC
1/2 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 ±53
LC
LIB
Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,875 Votes: 3,780 Participation: 48.77% Candidacies: 4
Federal
3
Ontario
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18798(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:02 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±54
LC
1/4 1,458 77.14% +357 Loser:
CONS
1,101 58.25% Joseph-Ignace Aumond
After his election:
16 Apr 1877 ±57
CONS
Vac.
Amidst controversy
Service: 3 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,875 Votes: 2,807 Participation: 72.44% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3
Ontario
9 May 1877
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18922(F) — 21 Jan 2022 08:19 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±57
LC
1/2 2,035 72.50% +1,263 Loser:
LIB
772 27.50% Joseph Featherston

Service:
1 year 4 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,854 Votes: 6,309 Participation: 53.89% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4
Ontario
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19084(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:30 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±58
LC
1/4 1,854 58.76% +501 Loser:
LIB
1,353 42.88% Pierre St-Jean

Service:
3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,691 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
5
Ontario
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19280(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±62
Successor:
CONS
1,557 54.71% Joseph Tassé

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Currier, Joseph Merrill
25 Nov 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Currier, Joseph Merrill
25 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Merrill Currier, M.P.
25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Merrill Currier, député
25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Merrill Currier
25 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Joseph Currier
25 Nov 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 11:55 (but data presented dynamically)