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♂ Darby Bergin
aliasDarby Bergin
Record
4324 · 5141

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 2 9
Birth 7 September 1826 → 197 years + 7 months ago
Lived 70 years + 1 month
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 10 months
Death 22 October 1896 → 127 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

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 19 5 30

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James Bethune  m 
⊖ John G. Snetsinger  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Alexander F. Macdonald  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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: 18522(F) — 25 Jun 2023 15:37 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 47
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,280 Votes: 919 Participation: 71.80% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18754(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LC
 2/2 448 48.75% -23 Winner:
LIB
 471 51.25% Alexander F. Macdonald
Eligible: 1,280 Votes: 919 Participation: 71.80% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
20 October 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18908(F) — 28 Nov 2021 11:00 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
48
LC
 2/2 448 48.75% -23 Winner:
LIB
 471 51.25% Alexander F. Macdonald
Eligible: 1,783 Votes: 1,134 Participation: 63.60% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19040(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:08 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
52
LC
 1/2 575 51.71% +38 Loser:
LIB
 537 48.29% D.B. McLennnan
After his election:
24 Dec 1879 53
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 3 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,783 Votes: 1,071 Participation: 60.07% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
27 January 1880
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19616(F) — 28 Nov 2021 14:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LC
 1/2 624 58.26% +177 Loser:
LIB
 447 41.74% D.B. McLennnan

Service: 2 years 4 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,189 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19236(F) — 28 Nov 2021 15:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LC
 1/2 1,819 57.04% +449 Loser:
IND
 1,370 42.96% James Bethune

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,983 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19441(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LC
 1/2 2,077 52.15% +171 Loser:
LIB
 1,906 47.85% Donald B. McLennan

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,086 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19793(F) — 28 Nov 2021 18:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LC
 1/2 2,152 52.67% +218 Loser:
LIB
 1,934 47.33% John G. Snetsinger

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,807 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20081(F) — 22 Jan 2022 21:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LC
 1/3 1,838 38.24% +325 Loser:
PATI
 1,513 31.47% John G. Adams
After his election:
22 Oct 1896 70
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,642 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
19 December 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20244(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
70		 Successor:
LIB
 2,617 56.38% John G. Snetsinger

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Bergin, Darby		 27 Jul 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Bergin, Darby		 27 Jul 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Col. Darby Bergin, M.P.		 27 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Col. Darby Bergin, député		 27 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Darby Bergin		 27 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Jul 2023 21:26 (but data presented dynamically)

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