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♂ John Lang
aliasJohn Lang
Record
33803 · 6084

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 10 April 1839 → 185 years ago
Lived 82 years + 7 months
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 10 months
Death 21 November 1921 → 102 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 19 days after 2 November 1904
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 12 4 18

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John Burnham  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John A. Sexsmith  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,285 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19494(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
ILIB
 1/2 1,697 51.66% +109 Loser:
CONS
 1,588 48.34% John Burnham

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,635 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19846(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
CONS
 1,832 50.40% John Burnham
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,091 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20134(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
57
ILIB
 1/2 2,353 57.52% +615 Loser:
CONS
 1,738 42.48% John Burnham

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,578 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20388(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
ILIB
 1/2 1,876 52.43% +174 Loser:
CONS
 1,702 47.57% John A. Sexsmith

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,630 Votes: 3,122 Participation: 67.43% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20637(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 1,588 51.13% John Finlay

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Lang, M.P.		 20 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Lang, député		 20 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Lang (Canadian politician)		 20 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Aug 2023 20:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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