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♂ David W. Allison
aliasDavid W. Allison
Record
690 · 5934

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 4 6
Birth c. 1826 → 198 years ago
Lived ± 80 years
First mandate 26 November 1883 → 140 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age ± 57 years
Death 15 May 1906 → 117 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 3 months after 4 February 1892
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 1 11 15

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John A. Macdonald  m 
⊖ Uriah Wilson  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Matthew W. Pruyn  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,784 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19265(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:45 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
±56
LIB
 2/2 1,292 46.41% -200 Winner:
LC
 1,492 53.59% John A. Macdonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,806 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
26 November 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19652(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±57
LIB
 1/2 1,405 50.07% +4 Loser:
CONS
 1,401 49.93% Matthew W. Pruyn
After his election:
9 Dec 1884 ±58
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,988 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
28 January 1885
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19667(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±59
LIB
 2/2 1,473 49.30% -42 Winner:
CONS
 1,515 50.70% Matthew W. Pruyn
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,247 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19472(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
±61
LIB
 2/2 1,612 49.65% -23 Winner:
CONS
 1,635 50.35% Uriah Wilson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,217 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19824(F) — 22 Jan 2022 13:30 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
±65
LIB
 1/2 1,637 50.89% +57 Loser:
CONS
 1,580 49.11% Uriah Wilson
After his election:
4 Feb 1892 ±66
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 10 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,217 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
4 February 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19951(F) — 22 Jan 2022 13:30 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±66
LIB
 2/2 1,580 49.11% -57 Winner:
CONS
 1,637 50.89% Uriah Wilson

Online biographical references (2)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Jul 2023 12:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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