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♂ John M. Platt
aliasJohn M. Platt
Record
49921 · 5972

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 18 April 1840 → 184 years ago
Lived 79 years + 5 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 2 months
Death 27 September 1919 → 104 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 6 months after 4 March 1891
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 8 7 13

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James S. McCuaig  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Archibald C. Miller  m 
 
Eligible: 4,769 Votes: 3,764 Participation: 78.93% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19093(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
38
LIB
 2/2 1,701 46.07% -290 Winner:
CONS
 1,991 53.93% James S. McCuaig
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,869 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19289(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 1,944 50.25% +19 Loser:
CONS
 1,925 49.75% James S. McCuaig

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,373 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19497(F) — 22 Jan 2022 09:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 2,222 50.81% +71 Loser:
IND
 2,151 49.19% Robert Clapp
After his election:
9 Feb 1888 47
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,169 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
10 March 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19702(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 2,198 52.72% +227 Loser:
IND
 1,971 47.28% Robert Clapp

Service: 2 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,489 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19849(F) — 22 Jan 2022 15:02 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 2/2 2,225 49.57% -39 Winner:
CONS
 2,264 50.43% Archibald C. Miller

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Milton Platt, M.P.		 02 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Milton Platt, député		 02 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Milton Platt		 02 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Sep 2023 19:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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