Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Edmund William Tobin
aliasEdmund Tobin
Record
61381 · 7366

2
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 8 0 8
Birth 14 September 1865 → 158 years + 7 months ago
Lived 72 years + 9 months
First mandate 7 November 1900 → 123 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 1 month
Death 24 June 1938 → 85 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 10 months after 27 July 1930
Special notes
None
 
Edmund William Tobin (1865–1938)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
Edmund T. Asselin (1920–1999) Grandson  
J. Patrick T. Asselin (1930–2005) Grandson  
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate Québec (1930–1938) Died in office
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve Brompton Falls, Québec; Bromptonville, Québec
Mun./Co. Council
School Board
Blank/Vide

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 29 8 11

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
1 documented challenger
Moïse O'Bready  m 
 

 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,017 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9
Québec
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20464(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
35
LIB
1/2 3,500 58.17% +983 Loser:
CONS
2,517 41.83% Joseph-H. Côté-Crépeau

Service:
3 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,447 Votes: 6,299 Participation: 74.57% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10
Québec
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20713(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
1/2 3,689 59.45% +1,173 Loser:
CONS
2,516 40.55% Moïse O'Bready

Service:
3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,954 Votes: 7,048 Participation: 78.71% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11
Québec
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20974(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
1/2 3,880 55.98% +829 Loser:
CONS
3,051 44.02% John Champoux

Service:
2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,166 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12
Québec
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21202(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
1/2 3,855 53.80% +544 Loser:
CONS
3,311 46.20% John Hayes

Service:
6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,082 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13
Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21460(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LL
1/2 6,448 79.78% +4,814 Loser:
UNIO
1,634 20.22% Marcus G. Crombie

Service:
3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,326 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14
Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21717(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
1/2 10,340 77.59% +7,354 Loser:
IND
2,986 22.41% Azarie Lemire

Service:
3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,887 Votes: 10,981 Participation: 58.14% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15
Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21988(F) — 28 Jun 2023 07:46 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
1/2 7,292 66.41% +3,603 Loser:
LC
3,689 33.59% Joseph-Hormisdas Paré
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 60
LIB
LC
Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,887 Votes: 13,888 Participation: 73.53% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16
Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22240(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
1/2 8,788 63.28% +3,688 Loser:
LC
5,100 36.72% John Hayes

Service:
3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,391 Votes: 16,895 Participation: 87.13% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17
Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22514(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64
Successor:
LC
9,025 53.42% Joseph-François Laflèche

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Edmund William Tobin, Senator
28 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Edmund William Tobin, sénateur
28 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edmund William Tobin
28 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Edmund William Tobin
28 Apr 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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