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♂ Leighton Goldie McCarthy
aliasLeighton Goldie McCarthy
Record
40583 · 9503

Irish-Canadian    Protestant   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 15 December 1869 → 154 years + 4 months ago
Lived 82 years + 9 months
First mandate 14 December 1898 → 125 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 11 months
Death 3 October 1952 → 71 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 43 years + 11 months after 25 October 1908
Special notes
None
 
Leighton Goldie McCarthy (1869–1952)
© Photo 1906 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ D'Alton McCarthy (1836–1898) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 10 8

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John A. Currie  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,359 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
14 December 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20263(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
28
IND
 1/2 1,772 52.75% +185 Loser:
CONS
 1,587 47.25% James Martin

Service: 1 year 10 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,460 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20396(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
IND
 1/2 2,524 56.59% +588 Loser:
CONS
 1,936 43.41% Charles Cameron

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,768 Votes: 4,982 Participation: 64.13% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20645(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
IND
 1/2 2,486 50.43% +42 Loser:
CONS
 2,444 49.57% John A. Currie

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,361 Votes: 5,514 Participation: 74.91% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20907(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
CONS
 2,756 50.47% John A. Currie
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,124 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21135(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 2/2 2,476 48.32% -172 Winner:
CONS
 2,648 51.68% John A. Currie

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Leighton Goldie McCarthy, P.C., M.P.		 01 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Leighton Goldie McCarthy, C.P., député		 01 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Leighton McCarthy		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Leighton McCarthy		 01 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 19:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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