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♂ Sir George Halsey Perley
aliasGeorge Perley
Record
49082 · 7279

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 2 9
Birth 12 September 1857 → 166 years + 7 months ago
Lived 80 years + 3 months
First mandate 3 November 1904 → 119 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 1 month
Death 4 January 1938 → 86 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Sir George Halsey Perley (1857–1938)
© Photo 1936 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William G. Perley (1820–1890) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 25 3 13

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 12
CONS
 1 Minister 54–59 10 Oct 1911 — 30 Oct 1916 5 0 20
2. CA 12
CONS
 1 Minister 59–60 31 Oct 1916 — 11 Oct 1917 0 11 11
3. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 68 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
4. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 68 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
5. CA 15
LC
 2 Minister 68–69 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 0 2 11
6. CA 17
LC
 2 Minister 72–78 07 Aug 1930 — 22 Oct 1935 5 2 15
 1. Without portfolio
 2. Overseas Military Forces
 3. Secretary of State of Canada [Int]
 4. Public Works [Int]
 5. Secretary of State of Canada
 6. Without portfolio

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas Christie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Peter R. McGibbon  m 
 		 ⊖ William C. Edwards  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,612 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20394(F) — 23 Jan 2022 10:07 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 2/2 2,523 44.96% -566 Winner:
LIB
 3,089 55.04% William C. Edwards
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,331 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Québec
3 December 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20505(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
CONS
 2/2 1,070 45.90% -191 Winner:
LIB
 1,261 54.10% Thomas Christie
Eligible: 3,625 Votes: 2,889 Participation: 79.70% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Québec
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20668(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
CONS
 1/2 1,516 53.08% +176 Loser:
LIB
 1,340 46.92% Thomas Christie

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,946 Votes: 2,939 Participation: 74.48% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Québec
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20929(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CONS
 1/2 1,587 54.44% +259 Loser:
LIB
 1,328 45.56% Peter R. McGibbon

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,051 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Québec
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21157(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 1,824 59.78% +597 Loser:
LIB
 1,227 40.22% Agenor H. Tanner

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,797 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21415(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LL
 2,113 55.65% Peter R. McGibbon
Eligible: 9,056 Votes: 7,642 Participation: 84.39% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21943(F) — 27 Jun 2023 20:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
68
LC
 1/2 3,921 51.31% +200 Loser:
LIB
 3,721 48.69% Louis-Lorenzo Legault
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 68
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 9,056 Votes: 7,948 Participation: 87.77% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22195(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LC
 1/2 4,094 51.51% +240 Loser:
LIB
 3,854 48.49% Louis-Lorenzo Legault

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,649 Votes: 8,649 Participation: 89.64% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22469(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
72
LC
 1/2 4,709 54.45% +769 Loser:
LIB
 3,940 45.55% Louis-Lorenzo Legault

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,122 Votes: 8,964 Participation: 80.60% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22741(F) — 25 Jan 2022 22:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
78
LC
 1/3 4,467 49.83% +177 Loser:
LIB
 4,290 47.86% Louis-Lorenzo Legault
After his election:
4 Jan 1938 80
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 2 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,122 Votes: 8,625 Participation: 77.55% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Québec
28 February 1938
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22849(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
80		 Successor:
ICON
 4,939 57.26% Georges-Henri Héon

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir George Halsey Perley		 27 Apr 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Perley, Sir George Halsey		 27 Apr 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Perley, Sir George Halsey		 27 Apr 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Perley, sir George Halsey		 27 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. George Halsey Perley, P.C., M.P.		 27 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. George Halsey Perley, C.P., député		 27 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Halsey Perley		 27 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
George Halsey Perley		 27 Apr 2024

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