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♂ Alexander Gunn
aliasAlexander Gunn
Record
25074 · 5333

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 5 October 1828 → 195 years + 6 months ago
Lived 78 years + 11 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 11 months
Death 26 September 1907 → 116 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 7 months after 21 February 1887
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 8 5 3

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John A. Macdonald  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Michael Sullivan  m 
 
Eligible: 2,770 Votes: 1,901 Participation: 68.63% Candidacies: 3
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19063(F) — 21 Jan 2022 12:39 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 991 53.74% +144 Loser:
LC
 847 45.93% John A. Macdonald

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,686 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19259(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 889 52.73% +92 Loser:
CONS
 797 47.27% Michael Sullivan

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,719 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19465(F) — 22 Jan 2022 00:08 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
 2/2 1,351 49.69% -17 Winner:
LC
 1,368 50.31% John A. Macdonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,114 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19817(F) — 22 Jan 2022 13:15 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
62
LIB
 2/3 1,301 41.78% -483 Winner:
LC
 1,784 57.29% John A. Macdonald

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Gunn, M.P.		 09 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Gunn, député		 09 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Gunn (politician)		 09 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Aug 2023 22:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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