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♂ Thomas A. Thompson
aliasThomas A. Thompson
Record
61103 · 6543

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Ontario 2 0 2
Total 4 2 6
Birth 5 August 1868 → 155 years + 8 months ago
Lived 84 years + 9 months
First mandate 25 June 1923 → 100 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 10 months
Death 12 May 1953 → 70 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 1 month after 25 March 1940
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 9 7 26
Ontario 6 0 5 Z
TOTAL 15 8 1

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Hiram McCreary  m 
⊖ Bert H. Soper  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William S. Murphy  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 9,483 Votes: 6,177 Participation: 65.14% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34305(F) — 8 Oct 2023 11:41 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
LC
 1/2 3,339 54.32% +531 Loser:
UFO
 2,808 45.68% Hiram McCreary

Service: 3 years 5 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,865 Votes: 6,966 Participation: 70.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34428(F) — 24 Feb 2022 07:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/2 3,589 51.70% +236 Loser:
LIBP
 3,353 48.30% William Calder
After his election:
1 Jul 1929 60
LC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,933 Votes: 12,856 Participation: 64.50% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
29 July 1929
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22309(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
60
LC
 2/2 5,682 44.20% -1,492 Winner:
ICON
 7,174 55.80% William S. Murphy
Eligible: 9,708 Votes: 7,154 Participation: 73.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34543(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LC
 4,038 56.64% John A. Craig
Eligible: 20,816 Votes: 16,775 Participation: 80.59% Candidacies: 4
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22417(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
LC
 1/4 7,064 42.11% +1,365 Loser:
LIB
 5,699 33.97% Bert H. Soper

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,679 Votes: 17,676 Participation: 81.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22689(F) — 5 Jul 2023 20:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LC
 1/3 8,043 45.50% +662 Loser:
LIB
 7,381 41.76% Bert H. Soper
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 69
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,854 Votes: 16,001 Participation: 73.22% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22970(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
71
NATG
 2/2 7,180 44.87% -1,641 Winner:
LIB
 8,821 55.13% Bert H. Soper

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Thomas Alfred Thompson		 08 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Thomas Alfred Thompson		 08 Oct 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Alfred Thompson, M.P.		 08 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Alfred Thompson, député		 08 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Alfred Thompson		 08 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Oct 2023 11:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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