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♂ John Walker
aliasJohn Walker
Record
63691 · 5247

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 24 January 1832 → 192 years + 3 months ago
Lived 57 years + 6 months
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 11 months
Death 14 August 1889 → 134 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 11 months after 9 September 1874
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 0 7 17

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John Carling  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,741 Votes: 2,477 Participation: 66.21% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18785(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:50 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 1,269 51.23% +61 Loser:
LC
 1,208 48.77% John Carling
After his election:
9 Sep 1874 42
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,741 Votes: 2,328 Participation: 62.23% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
18 February 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18949(F) — 28 Nov 2021 11:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
LC
 1,228 52.75% James H. Fraser
Eligible: 4,721 Votes: 2,801 Participation: 59.33% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19071(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 1,343 48.84% -64 Winner:
LC
 1,407 51.16% John Carling

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Walker, M.P.		 29 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Walker, député		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Walker (Canadian politician)		 29 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Jul 2023 17:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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