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♂ Thomas Arkell
aliasThomas Arkell
Record
1358 · 5907

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3
Birth 10 November 1823 → 200 years + 5 months ago
Lived 82 years + 2 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 10 months
Death 2 February 1906 → 118 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 7 months after 19 June 1882
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 3 9 1

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Colin Macdougall  m 
 		 ⊖ John H. Wilson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 5,178 Votes: 3,824 Participation: 73.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32780(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
51
LC
 2/2 1,900 49.69% -24 Winner:
LIB
 1,924 50.31% John H. Wilson
Eligible: 6,542 Votes: 4,351 Participation: 66.51% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19044(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:11 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
LC
 1/2 2,168 50.47% +40 Loser:
LIB
 2,128 49.53% Colin Macdougall

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,318 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19240(F) — 28 Nov 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LC
 2/2 2,097 48.56% -124 Winner:
LIB
 2,221 51.44% John H. Wilson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Arkell, M.P.		 26 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Arkell, député		 26 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Arkell		 26 Jul 2023
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Arkell		 26 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Jul 2023 14:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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