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♂ Alexander P. Cockburn
aliasAlexander P. Cockburn
Record
11742 · 5157

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Ontario 1 2 3
Total 5 3 8
Birth 7 April 1837 → 187 years ago
Lived 68 years + 1 month
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 4 months
Death 2 June 1905 → 118 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 3 months after 21 February 1887
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 14 6 29
Ontario 3 6 15 Z
TOTAL 18 1 15

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
7 documented challengers
⊖ D'Arcy E. Boulton  m 
⊖ George E. Langford  m 
⊖ George F. Marter  m 
⊖ Joseph Staples  m 
 		 ⊖ William H. Gibbs  m 
⊖ Frank Madill  m 
⊖ William E. O'Brien  m 
 
Eligible: 1,356 Votes: 1,083 Participation: 79.87% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32670(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
LIB
 1/2 676 62.42% +269 Loser:
LC
 407 37.58% Joseph Staples

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,537 Votes: 946 Participation: 61.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32753(F) — 23 Jul 2023 01:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
33		 Successor:
LC
 518 54.76% Duncan McRae
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,181 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18672(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:00 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 651 55.12% +121 Loser:
CONS
 530 44.88% D'Arcy E. Boulton
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 36
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 1,888 Votes: 1,443 Participation: 76.43% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18790(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 876 60.71% +309 Loser:
IND
 567 39.29% J. Teviotdale

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,986 Votes: 2,524 Participation: 84.53% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19076(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 1,259 51.28% +63 Loser:
CONS
 1,196 48.72% William E. O'Brien

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,163 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19278(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 1,611 50.93% +59 Loser:
CONS
 1,552 49.07% William H. Gibbs

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,942 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19485(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 2/2 1,892 48.00% -158 Winner:
CONS
 2,050 52.00% Frank Madill
Eligible: 3,952 Votes: 3,073 Participation: 77.76% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33273(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 1,476 48.54% -89 Winner:
LC
 1,565 51.46% George F. Marter
Eligible: 4,615 Votes: 3,462 Participation: 75.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33362(F) — 31 Dec 2022 09:57 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 1,635 47.56% -168 Winner:
CPP
 1,803 52.44% George E. Langford

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Cockburn, Alexander Peter		 05 Sep 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Cockburn, Alexander Peter		 05 Sep 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Alexander Peter Cockburn		 05 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Alexander Peter Cockburn		 05 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Peter Cockburn, M.P.		 05 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Peter Cockburn, député		 05 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Peter Cockburn		 05 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Sep 2023 12:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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