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♂ John W.G. Hunter
aliasJohn W.G. Hunter
Record
28817 · 6611

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Birth 28 January 1909 → 115 years + 3 months ago
Lived 84 years + 2 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 4 months
Death 15 April 1993 → 31 years ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 10 months after 9 June 1957
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 7 11 11

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Arthur E.M. Maloney  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Harold A.W. Timmins  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 39,380 Votes: 23,281 Participation: 59.12% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Ontario
21 October 1946
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23367(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 2/5 7,569 32.51% -643 Winner:
PC
 8,212 35.27% Harold A.W. Timmins
Eligible: 41,239 Votes: 29,540 Participation: 71.63% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23505(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 12,876 44.01% +2,739 Loser:
PC
 10,137 34.65% Harold A.W. Timmins

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,847 Votes: 22,027 Participation: 59.78% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23805(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 10,391 47.81% +3,603 Loser:
PC
 6,788 31.24% Irene McBrien

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,868 Votes: 22,212 Participation: 67.58% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24087(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/4 7,671 35.07% -2,211 Winner:
PC
 9,882 45.18% Arthur E.M. Maloney
Eligible: 32,868 Votes: 26,075 Participation: 79.33% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24353(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 2/4 8,599 32.98% -5,041 Winner:
PC
 13,640 52.31% Arthur E.M. Maloney

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John William Gordon Hunter		 17 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John William Gordon Hunter		 17 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Hunter (Canadian politician)		 17 Aug 2023

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

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