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♂ Henry Smyth
aliasHenry Smyth
Record
57837 · 5938

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 15 January 1841 → 183 years + 3 months ago
Lived 88 years + 11 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 5 months
Death 23 December 1929 → 94 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 42 years + 10 months after 21 February 1887
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 4 7 4

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Archibald Campbell  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,289 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19258(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:39 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
CONS
 1/2 2,223 51.83% +157 Loser:
LIB
 2,066 48.17% James Samson
After his election:
31 Dec 1883 42
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 6 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,814 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
29 January 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19656(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CONS
 1/2 2,548 52.93% +282 Loser:
LIB
 2,266 47.07% James Samson

Service: 3 years 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,852 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19464(F) — 22 Jan 2022 09:33 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
CONS
 2/2 2,870 49.04% -112 Winner:
LIB
 2,982 50.96% Archibald Campbell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,264 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
2 May 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19706(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
47
CONS
 2/2 2,585 49.11% -94 Winner:
LIB
 2,679 50.89% Archibald Campbell

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Sir Henry Smyth		 30 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Sir Henry Smyth		 30 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Henry Smyth (Canadian politician)		 30 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Sep 2023 15:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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