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♂ Colin W.G. Gibson
aliasColin W.G. Gibson
Record
22786 · 6592

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 16 February 1891 → 133 years + 2 months ago
Lived 83 years + 4 months
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 49 years + 1 month
Death 3 July 1974 → 49 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 5 months after 17 January 1950
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Colin D. Gibson (1922–2002) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 9 20

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 19
LIB
 1 Minister 49–54 08 Jul 1940 — 07 Mar 1945 4 7 27
2. CA 19
LIB
 1 ✓ Minister 53–54 11 Jan 1945 — 07 Mar 1945 0 1 24
3. CA 19–20
LIB
 2 Minister 54–55 08 Mar 1945 — 11 Dec 1946 1 9 3
4. CA 20
LIB
 1 Minister 55–58 12 Dec 1946 — 31 Mar 1949 2 3 19
5. CA 20–21
LIB
 1 Minister 58 01 Apr 1949 — 17 Jan 1950 0 9 16
 1. National Revenue
 2. National Defence for Air [Int]
 3. National Defence for Air
 4. Secretary of State of Canada
 5. Mines and Resources

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Ellen Louks Fairclough  f 
⊖ John A. Marsh  m 
 		 ⊖ David Lewis  m 
 
Eligible: 36,014 Votes: 24,997 Participation: 69.41% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22959(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 13,965 55.87% +2,933 Loser:
NATG
 11,032 44.13% John A. Marsh

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,403 Votes: 28,490 Participation: 76.17% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23219(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/4 11,439 40.15% +2,179 Loser:
PC
 9,260 32.50% Chester W. New

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,982 Votes: 28,645 Participation: 69.90% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23480(F) — 27 Jan 2022 16:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 12,324 43.51% +3,072 Loser:
PC
 9,252 32.66% Ellen Louks Fairclough
After his election:
17 Jan 1950 58
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 6 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,982 Votes: 18,845 Participation: 45.98% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
15 May 1950
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23652(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
PC
 8,008 42.49% Ellen Louks Fairclough

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Colin William George Gibson, P.C., Q.C., M.C., V.D., M.P.		 08 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Colin William George Gibson, C.P., c.r., M.C., V.D., députée		 08 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Colin W. G. Gibson		 08 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Colin W.G. Gibson		 08 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Aug 2023 22:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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