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♂ Ross M. Whicher
aliasRoss M. Whicher
Record
64849 · 88

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Ontario 3 0 3
Total 5 0 5
Birth 13 February 1918 → 106 years + 2 months ago
Lived 84 years + 2 months
First mandate 9 June 1955 → 68 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 3 months
Death 19 April 2002 → 22 years ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 9 months after 7 July 1974
Special notes
None
 
Ross M. Whicher (1918–2002)
© Photo 1973 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Wiarton, Ontario (1953–1955)
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 6 0 10
Ontario 12 4 5 Z
TOTAL 18 4 15

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John P. Johnstone  m 
 		 ⊖ E. John C. Loney  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 19,126 Votes: 15,951 Participation: 83.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35203(F) — 7 Oct 2023 17:49 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 1/3 8,609 54.43% +1,918 Loser:
PC
 6,691 42.30% John P. Johnstone

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,923 Votes: 14,617 Participation: 77.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35313(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 8,940 61.52% +3,348 Loser:
PC
 5,592 38.48% Lloyd Johnston

Service: 4 years 3 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,615 Votes: 15,017 Participation: 76.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35419(F) — 24 Dec 2022 15:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 7,997 53.61% +1,076 Loser:
PC
 6,921 46.39% Percy Pletsch

Service: 4 years 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,846 Votes: 23,357 Participation: 75.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13986(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 10,837 46.62% Edward C. Sargent
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,360 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9960(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/3 12,775 46.69% +1,101 Loser:
PC
 11,674 42.67% E. John C. Loney

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,357 Votes: 33,043 Participation: 78.01% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10215(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/3 14,974 45.32% +677 Loser:
PC
 14,297 43.27% E. John C. Loney

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,111 Votes: 36,225 Participation: 78.56% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10479(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 17,158 47.54% Crawford Douglas

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Ross MacKenzie Whicher		 03 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Ross MacKenzie Whicher		 03 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ross Mackenzie Whicher		 03 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Ross Mackenzie Whicher		 03 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ross Whicher		 03 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Ross Whicher		 03 Mar 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Mar 2024 11:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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