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♂ John Smith
aliasJohn Smith
Record
57611 · 9435

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 18 February 1894 → 130 years + 2 months ago
Lived 83 years + 8 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 63 years + 3 months
Death 8 November 1977 → 46 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 4 months after 17 June 1962
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
Canada 5 0 5

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Harry P. Cavers  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James C.P. McNulty  m 
 
Eligible: 63,039 Votes: 49,006 Participation: 77.74% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24074(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
63
PC
 1/4 25,409 52.64% +9,615 Loser:
LIB
 15,794 32.72% Harry P. Cavers

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 63,039 Votes: 50,948 Participation: 80.82% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24340(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
PC
 1/4 29,958 58.80% +14,895 Loser:
LIB
 15,063 29.57% Harry P. Cavers

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 54,223 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24617(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
68
PC
 2/4 20,445 37.71% -2,941 Winner:
LIB
 23,386 43.13% James C.P. McNulty

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Smith, M.P.		 22 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Smith, député		 22 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Smith (Ontario MP)		 22 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Smith (homme politique ontarien)		 22 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Oct 2023 22:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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