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♂ John C. Rykert
aliasJohn C. Rykert
Record
54583 · 5915

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Ontario 2 1 3
Total 6 2 8
Birth 10 March 1832 → 192 years + 1 month ago
Lived 81 years + 9 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 5 months
Death 28 December 1913 → 110 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 9 months after 4 March 1891
Special notes
None
 
John C. Rykert (1832–1913) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Arthur F. Rykert (1870–1933) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 12 4 23
Ontario 7 4 13 Z
TOTAL 19 9 6

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William Gibson  m 
⊖ James Norris  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Sylvester Neelon  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32639(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32722(F) — 22 Jul 2023 19:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 39
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,341 Votes: 4,019 Participation: 75.25% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32804(F) — 22 Jan 2022 14:14 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
LC
 2/2 1,954 48.62% -111 Winner:
LIB
 2,065 51.38% Sylvester Neelon
Eligible: 5,224 Votes: 3,730 Participation: 71.40% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19070(F) — 10 Nov 2022 07:40 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
CONS
 1/2 1,893 51.27% +94 Loser:
LIB
 1,799 48.73% James Norris

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,557 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19266(F) — 10 Nov 2022 07:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 1,826 51.34% +95 Loser:
LIB
 1,731 48.66% James Norris

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,823 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19473(F) — 22 Jan 2022 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 2,655 55.05% +487 Loser:
LIB
 2,168 44.95% W.A. Pattison
After his election:
2 May 1890 58
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 3 years 2 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
6		 Ontario
23 May 1890
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19729(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,376 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19825(F) — 22 Jan 2022 13:33 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 2,212 50.55% William Gibson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,468 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20113(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
64
CONS
 2/2 2,523 46.14% -422 Winner:
LIB
 2,945 53.86% William Gibson

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Charles Rykert		 25 Nov 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Charles Rykert		 25 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Charles Rykert, M.P.		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Charles Rykert, député		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Charles Rykert		 25 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Charles Rykert		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 07:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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