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♂ Edmond Baird Ryckman
aliasEdmond Baird Ryckman
Record
54569 · 6531

Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 5 1 6
Birth 15 April 1866 → 158 years ago
Lived 67 years + 8 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 7 months
Death 11 January 1934 → 90 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Edmond Baird Ryckman (1866–1934)
© Photo c.1901–1902 — Public domain
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 0 14

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 15
LC
 1 Minister 60 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 0 2 11
2. CA 17
LC
 1 Minister 64–67 07 Aug 1930 — 01 Dec 1933 3 3 24
 1. Public Works
 2. National Revenue

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Robert A. Allen  m 
⊖ John Richardson  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas Foster  m 
 
Eligible: 5,202 Votes: 3,498 Participation: 67.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33399(F) — 31 Dec 2022 10:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
28
LC
 2/2 1,525 43.77% -434 Winner:
LIB
 1,959 56.23% John Richardson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,930 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21654(F) — 5 Jul 2023 18:16 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
NLCP
 1/5 5,392 36.12% +1,408 Loser:
PROG
 3,984 26.68% Walter L. Rayfield
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 55
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,123 Votes: 21,699 Participation: 54.08% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21925(F) — 27 Jun 2023 19:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/2 17,663 81.40% +13,627 Loser:
LIB
 4,036 18.60% Gerald Farrell
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 60
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 40,123 Votes: 17,088 Participation: 42.59% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22174(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LC
 1/2 13,789 80.69% +10,490 Loser:
LIB
 3,299 19.31% Kathleen Bennett

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,630 Votes: 19,771 Participation: 48.66% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22448(F) — 25 Jan 2022 20:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LC
 1/2 13,423 67.89% +7,075 Loser:
LIB
 6,348 32.11% Robert A. Allen
After his election:
6 Aug 1930 64
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,630 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
17		 Ontario
25 August 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22564(F) — 11 Oct 2022 21:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
11 Jan 1934 67
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,630 Votes: 28,597 Participation: 70.38% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Ontario
24 September 1934
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22585(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
67		 Successor:
LC
 13,227 46.25% Thomas L. Church

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Edmond Baird Ryckman, P.C., M.P.		 21 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Edmond Baird Ryckman, C.P., député		 21 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edmond Baird Ryckman		 21 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Edmond Baird Ryckman		 21 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Mar 2024 22:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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