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♂ John Gilbert
aliasJohn Gilbert
Record
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Irish-Canadian    Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 21 September 1921 → 102 years + 7 months ago
Lived 84 years + 10 months
First mandate 8 November 1965 → 58 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 1 month
Death 7 August 2006 → 17 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 3 months after 27 April 1978
Special notes
None
 
John Gilbert (1921–2006)
© Photo 1974 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 12 5 14

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ David G. Hahn  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,359 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24847(F) — 5 Nov 2022 19:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
41
NDP
 3/6 5,574 26.10% -3,169 Winner:
LIB
 8,743 40.93% David G. Hahn
Eligible: 29,256 Votes: 20,973 Participation: 71.69% Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25116(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
NDP
 1/4 8,232 39.70% +1,356 Loser:
LIB
 6,876 33.16% David G. Hahn

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,289 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9959(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
NDP
 1/4 10,406 41.15% +477 Loser:
LIB
 9,929 39.26% Bob Sutherland

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,801 Votes: 26,608 Participation: 72.30% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10214(F) — 28 Jun 2023 22:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
NDP
 1/5 11,063 41.58% +3,160 Loser:
PC
 7,903 29.70% Tom Clifford
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 51
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 52
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,119 Votes: 23,754 Participation: 67.64% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10478(F) — 29 Jan 2022 22:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
NDP
 1/6 9,392 39.91% +1,234 Loser:
LIB
 8,158 34.67% Lou Yankou
After his election:
27 Apr 1978 56
NDP
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 9 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,119 Votes: 20,026 Participation: 57.02% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Ontario
16 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10895(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
NDP
 8,388 41.89% Robert K. Rae

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Gilbert, M.P.		 21 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Gilbert, député		 21 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Gilbert (Canadian politician)		 21 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Mar 2024 23:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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