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♂ John R. Matheson
aliasJohn R. Matheson
Record
40049 · 6689

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 14 November 1917 → 106 years + 5 months ago
Lived 96 years + 1 month
First mandate 29 May 1961 → 62 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 6 months
Death 27 December 2013 → 10 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 45 years + 6 months after 24 June 1968
Special notes
None
 
John R. Matheson (1917–2013) 200x239
© Photo 1966 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Peter A.S. Milliken (1946–) Cousin  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 0 23

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Desmond M. Code  m 
 
 
Eligible: 25,348 Votes: 20,156 Participation: 79.52% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Ontario
29 May 1961
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24495(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 11,352 56.32% +2,548 Loser:
PC
 8,804 43.68% Richard E. Stewart

Service: 1 year 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,820 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24616(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 12,071 52.90% +1,746 Loser:
PC
 10,325 45.25% Jack Langmuir

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,012 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24880(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 12,113 55.03% +2,214 Loser:
PC
 9,899 44.97% Frances D. MacOdrum

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,466 Votes: 21,580 Participation: 78.57% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25149(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/3 10,365 48.49% +299 Loser:
PC
 10,066 47.09% John MacLean

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,073 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9990(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 2/3 13,532 46.54% -4 Winner:
PC
 13,536 46.56% Desmond M. Code

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Col. The Hon. John Ross Matheson, O.C., F.R.Econ.S., K.L.J., C.St.J., C.D., Q.C., M.P.		 16 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Col. l'hon. John Ross Matheson, O.C., F.R.Econ.S., K.L.J., C.St.J., C.D., c.r., député		 16 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Matheson		 16 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Matheson		 16 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Jan 2024 22:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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