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♂ David Blain
aliasDavid Blain
Record
5200 · 5200

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 2 2 4
Birth 12 August 1832 → 191 years + 8 months ago
Lived 76 years + 8 months
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 11 months
Death 6 May 1909 → 114 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 7 months after 16 September 1878
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 6 1 26

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William B. Nesbitt  m 
 		 ⊖ Nathaniel C. Wallace  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,733 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18593(F) — 25 Jun 2023 18:14 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 973 56.15% +213 Loser:
IND
 760 43.85% W. Tyrrell
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 41
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 2,789 Votes: 1,439 Participation: 51.60% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18829(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 983 68.31% +527 Loser:
CONS
 456 31.69% Nathaniel C. Wallace

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,546 Votes: 2,504 Participation: 70.61% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19115(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 1,124 45.88% -202 Winner:
CONS
 1,326 54.12% Nathaniel C. Wallace
Eligible: 12,930 Votes: 9,147 Participation: 70.74% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33679(F) — 30 Dec 2022 15:05 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
72
LIB
 2/3 3,704 40.69% -1,485 Winner:
LC
 5,189 57.00% William B. Nesbitt

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
David Blain, M.P.		 28 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
David Blain, député		 28 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
David Blain		 28 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Nov 2023 21:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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