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♂ Thomas Christie Sr.
aliasThomas Christie
Record
11079 · 5225

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 8 March 1824 → 200 years + 1 month ago
Lived 78 years + 4 months
First mandate 31 December 1875 → 148 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 9 months
Death 5 August 1902 → 121 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Thomas Christie Sr. (1824–1902)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Thomas Christie (c. 1855–1934) Son  
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Lachute, Québec (1889); Comté d'Argenteuil (1889)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✓
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 15 5 6

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John J.C. Abbott  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William J. Simpson  m 
 		 ⊖ William Owens  m 
 
Eligible: 2,000 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Québec
31 December 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18918(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 8 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,312 Votes: 1,783 Participation: 77.12% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19119(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 919 52.54% +89 Loser:
LC
 830 47.46% John J.C. Abbott
After his election:
9 Jan 1880 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 3 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,312 Votes: 1,805 Participation: 78.07% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
12 February 1880
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19617(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LIB
 2/2 869 48.14% -67 Winner:
LC
 936 51.86% John J.C. Abbott
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,898 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19875(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
66
LIB
 1/2 1,050 55.32% +202 Loser:
CONS
 848 44.68% William Owens

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,175 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20163(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
72
LIB
 1/2 1,125 51.72% +75 Loser:
CONS
 1,050 48.28% Harry Abbott

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,149 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Québec
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20419(F) — 23 Jan 2022 10:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
76
LIB
 1/2 1,239 57.65% +329 Loser:
CONS
 910 42.35% William J. Simpson
After his election:
5 Aug 1902 78
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 8 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,331 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Québec
3 December 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20505(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
78		 Successor:
LIB
 1,261 54.10% Thomas Christie

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Christie, M.P.		 27 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Christie, député		 27 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Christie (Canadian politician)		 27 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Christie		 27 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Apr 2024 10:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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