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♂ Patrick Hughes
aliasPatrick Hughes
Record
28664 · 5338

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 26 March 1827 → 197 years + 1 month ago
Lived 71 years + 11 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 5 months
Death 24 March 1899 → 125 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 1 month after 20 February 1879
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 5 3

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Josiah B. Plumb  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 862 Votes: 629 Participation: 72.97% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19077(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:50 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 312 50.16% +2 Loser:
CONS
 310 49.84% Josiah B. Plumb
After his election:
20 Feb 1879 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 5 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 862 Votes: 618 Participation: 71.69% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
20 March 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19608(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 308 49.84% -2 Winner:
CONS
 310 50.16% Josiah B. Plumb

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Patrick Hughes, M.P.		 16 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Patrick Hughes, député		 16 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Patrick Hughes (politician)		 16 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Aug 2023 21:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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