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♂ Archibald McNab
aliasArchibald McNab
Record
42384 · 5253

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Ontario 0 2 2
Total 2 3 5
Birth 20 January 1826 → 198 years + 3 months ago
Lived 78 years + 5 months
First mandate 7 July 1875 → 148 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 5 months
Death 16 July 1904 → 119 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 10 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 

Archibald McNab (1826–1904)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Archibald P. McNab (1864–1945) Nephew  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 1 6

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ James Craig  m 
⊖ John McLennan  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Alexander J. Grant  m 
⊖ Donald McMillan  m 
 
Eligible: 2,453 Votes: 2,026 Participation: 82.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32619(F) — 3 Aug 2023 10:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 2/2 877 43.29% -272 Winner:
LC
 1,149 56.71% James Craig
Eligible: 2,974 Votes: 2,203 Participation: 74.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32784(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 2/2 1,078 48.93% -47 Winner:
ILIB
 1,125 51.07% Alexander J. Grant
Eligible: 2,763 Votes: 2,172 Participation: 78.61% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
7 July 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18959(F) — 21 Jan 2022 07:55 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 1,227 56.49% +282 Loser:
CONS
 945 43.51% Donald McMillan
After his election:
27 Jun 1876 50
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 11 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,763 Votes: 2,235 Participation: 80.89% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
31 July 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18961(F) — 21 Jan 2022 08:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 1,203 53.83% +171 Loser:
CONS
 1,032 46.17% John McLennan

Service: 2 years 1 month 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,381 Votes: 2,632 Participation: 77.85% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19048(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:12 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
 2/2 1,269 48.83% -61 Winner:
LC
 1,330 51.17% John McLennan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Archibald McNab, M.P.		 28 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Archibald McNab, député		 28 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Archibald McNab		 28 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jan 2024 10:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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