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♂ Hugh Finlayson
aliasHugh Finlayson
Record
19820 · 7132

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 0 3
Birth 10 December 1810 → 213 years + 4 months ago
Lived 78 years + 5 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 8 months
Death 3 June 1889 → 134 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 11 months after 4 June 1879
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
Ontario 11 8 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 1,827 Votes: 1,328 Participation: 72.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32604(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 706 53.16% +84 Loser:
LC
 622 46.84% William Turnbull

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,022 Votes: 1,228 Participation: 60.73% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32687(F) — 22 Jul 2023 14:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 740 60.26% +252 Loser:
LC
 488 39.74% ? La Pierre
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 61
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 2,205 Votes: 1,379 Participation: 62.54% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32769(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/2 747 54.17% +115 Loser:
LC
 632 45.83% J.S. Crawford

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,455 Votes: 1,640 Participation: 66.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32857(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
LIB
 990 60.37% James Young

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Hugh Finlayson		 06 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Hugh Finlayson		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Hugh Finlayson		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 16:01 (but data presented dynamically)

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