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♂ John Ferguson
aliasJohn Ferguson
Record
19554 · 5979

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 27 April 1839 → 185 years ago
Lived 57 years + 4 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 1 month
Death 22 September 1896 → 127 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 5 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 8 12

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William M. German  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,798 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19302(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 1/2 1,965 51.74% +132 Loser:
IND
 1,833 48.26% B.B. Osler

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,032 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19510(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
CONS
 1/2 2,622 52.11% +212 Loser:
IND
 2,410 47.89% Thomas Conlon

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,005 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19862(F) — 22 Jan 2022 15:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
CONS
 2/2 2,279 45.53% -447 Winner:
LIB
 2,726 54.47% William M. German

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Ferguson, M.P., Senator		 06 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Ferguson, député, sénateur		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Ferguson (Ontario politician)		 06 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Ferguson (homme politique ontarien)		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 14:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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