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♂ John W. McGauvran
aliasJohn W. McGauvran
Record
41239 · 6094

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 2 1 3
Birth c. 1827 → 197 years ago
Lived ± 57 years
First mandate 22 August 1873 → 150 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age ± 46 years
Death 20 July 1884 → 139 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 2 months after 30 April 1878
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
Québec 4 8 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James McShane  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 4,830 Votes: 4,303 Participation: 89.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Québec
22 August 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15905(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±46
CONS
 1/3 1,784 41.46% +408 Loser:
QLP
 1,376 31.98% James McShane

Service: 1 year 10 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,830 Votes: 4,000 Participation: 82.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 14985(F) — 20 Jul 2023 13:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±48
CONS
 1/2 2,193 55.06% +403 Loser:
QLP
 1,790 44.94% James Ed. Mullin
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 ±51
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,526 Votes: 5,642 Participation: 45.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 15050(F) — 20 Jul 2023 21:55 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±51
CONS
 2/2 2,603 47.08% -323 Winner:
QLP
 2,926 52.92% James McShane

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
John Wait McGauvran		 30 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Wait McGauvran		 30 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Aug 2023 22:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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