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♂ Joseph Staples
aliasJoseph Staples
Record
58631 · 5170

∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth c. 1826 → 198 years ago
Lived ± 52 years
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age ± 46 years
Death 21 March 1878 → 146 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 2 months after 21 January 1874
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Staples (c.1826–1878)
© Photo 1873 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ W. Grace MacInnis (1905–1991) Grand-niece  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 6 2

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Alexander P. Cockburn  m 
 		 ⊖ John Morison  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
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
±41
LC
 2/2 407 37.58% -269 Winner:
LIB
 676 62.42% Alexander P. Cockburn
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,170 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18580(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:47 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±46
CONS
 1/2 629 53.76% +88 Loser:
LIB
 541 46.24% John Morison
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 ±47
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,585 Votes: 1,124 Participation: 70.91% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18816(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:14 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±48		 Successor:
LIB
 564 50.18% James Maclennan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Staples, M.P.		 19 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Staples, député		 19 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Staples		 19 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Jan 2024 22:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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