Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

David Stirton
aliasDavid Stirton
Record
59210 · 5092

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 13 June 1816 → 207 years + 10 months ago
Lived 92 years + 2 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 1 month
Death 16 August 1908 → 115 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 2 months after 24 May 1876
Special notes
None
 
David Stirton (1816–1908) 200x323
© Photo 1875 — 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 15

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 

 
Eligible: 2,174 Votes: 1,615 Participation: 74.29% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1
Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17695(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
1/2 963 59.63% +311 Loser:
IND
652 40.37% F.W. Stone

Service:
4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,158 Votes: 1,609 Participation: 74.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1
Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32677(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51
Successor:
LIB
940 58.42% Peter Gow
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2
Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18587(F) — 25 Jun 2023 18:03 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 57
CONS
LIB
Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,952 Votes: 2,135 Participation: 54.02% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3
Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18823(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:18 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
1/2 1,667 78.08% +1,199 Loser:
IND
468 21.92% H. Hatch
After his election:
24 May 1876 59
LIB
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,952 Votes: 2,654 Participation: 67.16% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3
Ontario
5 July 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18973(F) — 21 Jan 2022 22:08 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60
Successor:
LIB
1,366 51.47% Donald Guthrie

Online biographical references (3)

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


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 17:07 (but data presented dynamically)