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♂ John Waldie
aliasJohn Waldie
Record
63603 · 6005

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 22 April 1833 → 191 years ago
Lived 74 years + 1 month
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 10 months
Death 12 June 1907 → 116 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 3 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 3 5 7

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ David Henderson  m  (4 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,435 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19456(F) — 22 Jan 2022 09:10 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 2,222 50.10% +9 Loser:
CONS
 2,213 49.90% David Henderson
After his election:
19 Jan 1888 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 10 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,269 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
7 February 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19700(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
CONS
 2,183 51.14% David Henderson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,060 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 August 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19713(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 2,042 50.30% +24 Loser:
CONS
 2,018 49.70% David Henderson

Service: 2 years 6 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,778 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19808(F) — 22 Jan 2022 13:02 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 2,337 48.91% -104 Winner:
CONS
 2,441 51.09% David Henderson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,836 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20096(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
63
LIB
 2/2 2,376 49.13% -84 Winner:
CONS
 2,460 50.87% David Henderson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Waldie, M.P.		 29 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Waldie, député		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Waldie		 29 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Jul 2023 17:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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