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♂ Archibald McKellar
aliasArchibald McKellar
Record
41695 · 5274

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 4 0 4
Total 4 1 5
Birth 3 February 1816 → 208 years + 3 months ago
Lived 78 years
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 7 months
Death 11 February 1894 → 130 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 6 months after 25 July 1875
Special notes
None
 
Archibald McKellar (1816–1894) 200x187
© Photo — Public domain
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
Ontario 7 10 2 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 1
LIB
 1 Party leader 51–52 01 Jul 1867 — 28 Feb 1868 0 7 27

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Rufus Stephenson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,761 Votes: 2,951 Participation: 78.46% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17650(F) — 19 Jan 2022 15:12 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 1,427 48.36% -97 Winner:
CONS
 1,524 51.64% Rufus Stephenson
Eligible: 2,903 Votes: 2,414 Participation: 83.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32603(F) — 1 Oct 2021 15:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 1,242 51.45% +70 Loser:
LC
 1,172 48.55% ? Kirby

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,284 Votes: 2,370 Participation: 72.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32686(F) — 22 Jul 2023 14:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 1,304 55.02% +238 Loser:
LC
 1,066 44.98% ? Kerby
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 55
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
20 Dec 1871 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 8 months 29 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,284 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
6 January 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33062(F) — 11 Oct 2022 11:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,154 Votes: 2,753 Participation: 66.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32796(F) — 21 Feb 2022 18:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 1,425 51.76% +97 Loser:
LC
 1,328 48.24% J.G. Laird
After his election:
25 Jul 1875 59
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 6 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,154 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
17 September 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33032(F) — 21 Feb 2022 16:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Daniel McCraney

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
McKellar, Archibald		 25 Nov 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
McKellar, Archibald		 25 Nov 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Archibald McKellar		 25 Nov 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Archibald McKellar		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Archibald McKellar		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 06:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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