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♂ D'Alton McCarthy
aliasD'Alton McCarthy
Record
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Irish-Canadian    Protestant   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 70%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 3 10
Birth 10 October 1836 → 187 years + 6 months ago
Lived 61 years + 7 months
First mandate 14 December 1876 → 147 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 2 months
Death 11 May 1898 → 125 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
D'Alton McCarthy (1836–1898)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Leighton G. McCarthy (1869–1952) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 21 6 23

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 6
EQR
 1 Party leader 53–54 01 Jun 1890 — 01 Jun 1891 1 0 0
2. CA 7
MCC
 1 Party leader 59–61 01 Jan 1896 — 11 May 1898 2 4 10

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 12  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Timothy W. Anglin  m 
⊖ Charles A. Drury  m 
 		 ⊖ Herman H. Cook  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ Haughton Lennox  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,760 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18576(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:42 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
35
CONS
 2/2 1,852 49.26% -56 Winner:
LIB
 1,908 50.74% Herman H. Cook
Eligible: 6,031 Votes: 4,404 Participation: 73.02% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18811(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
37
CONS
 2/2 2,125 48.25% -154 Winner:
LIB
 2,279 51.75% Herman H. Cook
Eligible: 6,031 Votes: 4,636 Participation: 76.87% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
26 December 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18938(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
38
CONS
 2/2 2,281 49.20% -74 Winner:
LIB
 2,355 50.80% Herman H. Cook
Eligible: 2,898 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Ontario
14 December 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18977(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,403 Votes: 5,922 Participation: 70.47% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19097(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
CONS
 1/2 2,943 50.43% +50 Loser:
LIB
 2,893 49.57% Herman H. Cook

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,272 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19294(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 1,761 53.82% +250 Loser:
LIB
 1,511 46.18% Charles A. Drury

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,395 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19502(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 2,362 53.74% +329 Loser:
LIB
 2,033 46.26% Timothy W. Anglin

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,538 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19854(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
IND
 1/2 2,417 53.26% +296 Loser:
LIB
 2,121 46.74% Herman H. Cook

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,913 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Manitoba
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20023(F) — 22 Jan 2022 20:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
59
MCC
 1/3 3,073 44.45% +335 Loser:
CONS
 2,738 39.61% W.A. McDonald
After his election:
25 Aug 1896 59
MCC
 →
Vac.
 Elected in another riding
Service: 2 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,802 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20142(F) — 22 Jan 2022 20:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
59
MCC
 1/3 2,517 52.42% +1,107 Loser:
LIB
 1,410 29.36% Elihu Stewart
After his election:
11 May 1898 61
MCC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 10 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
8		 Manitoba
27 November 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20242(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Clifford Sifton
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,359 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
14 December 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20263(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
61		 Successor:
IND
 1,772 52.75% Leighton G. McCarthy

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
D’Alton McCarthy (1836-1898)		 01 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
D'Alton McCarthy, M.P.		 01 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
D'Alton McCarthy, député		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dalton McCarthy		 01 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Dalton McCarthy		 01 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 19:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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