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♂ Lewis Wigle
aliasLewis Wigle
Record
65216 · 5953

∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 44%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 4 5
Ontario 3 1 4
Total 4 5 9
Birth 10 March 1845 → 179 years + 1 month ago
Lived 89 years + 4 months
First mandate 18 January 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 10 months
Death 30 July 1934 → 89 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 47 years + 5 months after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Solomon Wigle (1822–1898) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 8 2
Ontario 7 2 14 Z
TOTAL 11 10 17

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Henry W. Allan  m 
⊖ James Brien  m 
⊖ Mahlon K. Cowan  m 
⊖ William McGregor  m 
 		 ⊖ William D. Balfour  m 
⊖ Alfred H. Clarke  m 
⊖ Milton C. Fox  m 
⊖ Lambert P. Wigle  m 
 
Eligible: 2,846 Votes: 1,981 Participation: 69.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32771(F) — 21 Feb 2022 18:38 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
LC
 1/2 1,014 51.19% +47 Loser:
LIB
 967 48.81% J.C. Iler
After his election:
13 Jul 1875 30
LC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 5 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
17 September 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33031(F) — 21 Feb 2022 16:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
LC
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 8 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,606 Votes: 2,679 Participation: 74.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32872(F) — 21 Feb 2022 20:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LC
 1/2 1,418 52.93% +157 Loser:
LIB
 1,261 47.07% William D. Balfour
After his election:
9 Jun 1882 37
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,890 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19383(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
CONS
 1/2 1,475 51.04% +60 Loser:
LIB
 1,415 48.96% William McGregor

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Ontario
18 October 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33047(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. William D. Balfour
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,336 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19448(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
CONS
 2/2 2,152 49.63% -32 Winner:
LIB
 2,184 50.37% James Brien
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,723 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19800(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
45
CONS
 2/2 2,333 49.40% -57 Winner:
LIB
 2,390 50.60% Henry W. Allan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,995 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20342(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
55
CONS
 2/2 2,456 49.17% -83 Winner:
LIB
 2,539 50.83% Mahlon K. Cowan
Eligible: 7,845 Votes: 5,973 Participation: 76.14% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20591(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
59
CONS
 2/2 2,780 46.54% -413 Winner:
LIB
 3,193 53.46% Alfred H. Clarke
Eligible: 11,405 Votes: 8,929 Participation: 78.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34154(F) — 7 Oct 2023 17:57 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
74
IND
 3/3 1,629 18.91% -1,929 Winner:
UFO
 3,558 41.30% Milton C. Fox

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Lewis Wigle		 30 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Lewis Wigle		 30 Jul 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Lewis Wigle		 30 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Lewis Wigle		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Lewis Wigle		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 13:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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