Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Henry A. Ward
aliasHenry A. Ward
Record
63982 · 5941

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 20 August 1849 → 174 years + 8 months ago
Lived 84 years + 8 months
First mandate 24 August 1885 → 138 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 36 years
Death 11 May 1934 → 89 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 6 months after 25 October 1908
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 5 24

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
Allen B. Aylesworth  m 
 

 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5
Ontario
24 August 1885
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19672(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
36
CONS
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
1 year 5 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,942 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6
Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19443(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CONS
1/2 1,667 56.66% +392 Loser:
ILIB
1,275 43.34% John Fallis

Service:
4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,431 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7
Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19795(F) — 22 Jan 2022 12:55 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41
Successor:
CONS
1,746 50.89% Thomas D. Craig
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,111 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9
Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20337(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
51
CONS
1/2 1,661 53.39% +211 Loser:
LIB
1,450 46.61% L.B. Powers

Service:
3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,005 Votes: 6,559 Participation: 81.94% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10
Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20586(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
1/2 3,322 51.15% +149 Loser:
LIB
3,173 48.85% Allen B. Aylesworth

Service:
3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,854 Votes: 6,203 Participation: 78.98% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11
Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20851(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59
Successor:
CONS
3,387 55.06% Charles J. Thornton

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Henry Alfred Ward
20 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Henry Alfred Ward
20 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Henry Alfred Ward
20 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Henry Alfred Ward
20 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Aug 2023 12:17 (but data presented dynamically)