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♂ John Thornton
aliasJohn Thornton
Record
61192 · 6128

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 2 1 3
Birth 3 April 1823 → 201 years ago
Lived 64 years + 10 months
First mandate 7 July 1875 → 148 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 3 months
Death 17 February 1888 → 136 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 4 months after 13 October 1886
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 7 8 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas Locke  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry Lovell  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,888 Votes: 1,872 Participation: 64.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 15005(F) — 20 Jul 2023 14:39 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
CONS
 1/2 1,008 54.08% +152 Loser:
CONS
 856 45.92% Thomas Locke
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 54
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,270 Votes: 2,105 Participation: 64.37% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 15070(F) — 20 Jul 2023 22:32 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
CONS
 2/2 921 43.75% -263 Winner:
QLP
 1,184 56.25% Henry Lovell
Eligible: 3,359 Votes: 2,189 Participation: 65.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15135(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
58
CONS
 1/2 1,205 55.84% +252 Loser:
QLP
 953 44.16% Henry Lovell

Service: 4 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,804 Votes: 2,480 Participation: 65.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 15200(F) — 21 Jul 2023 20:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
CONS
 1,285 52.41% Ozro Baldwin

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
John Thornton		 19 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Thornton (Canadian politician)		 19 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Oct 2023 06:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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