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♂ John Burnham
aliasJohn Burnham
Record
8350 · 5921

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 3 December 1842 → 181 years + 4 months ago
Lived 55 years
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 9 months
Death 29 December 1897 → 126 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 6 months after 22 June 1896
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 13 8 22

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John Lang  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,723 Votes: 2,535 Participation: 68.09% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19090(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
CONS
 1/2 1,262 50.52% +26 Loser:
IND
 1,236 49.48% Timothy Buck

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,641 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19286(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CONS
 1/2 1,449 54.87% +257 Loser:
IND
 1,192 45.13% William E. Roxburgh

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,285 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19494(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
CONS
 2/2 1,588 48.34% -109 Winner:
ILIB
 1,697 51.66% John Lang
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,635 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19846(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 1,832 50.40% +29 Loser:
LIB
 1,803 49.60% Thomas Rork

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,091 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20134(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
CONS
 2/2 1,738 42.48% -615 Winner:
ILIB
 2,353 57.52% John Lang

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Burnham, Q.C., M.P.		 29 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Burnham, c.r., député		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Burnham (Canadian politician)		 29 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Jul 2023 15:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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