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♂ Humphrey Mitchell
aliasHumphrey Mitchell
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 9 September 1894 → 129 years + 7 months ago
Lived 55 years + 10 months
First mandate 10 August 1931 → 92 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 11 months
Death 1 August 1950 → 73 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Humphrey Mitchell (1894–1950)
© Photo c.1945 Arthur Roy — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Unopposed by the Mackenzie King Liberals, Mitchell was elected as a Labour MP in a 1931 by-election in Hamilton East and generally voted with the Liberals. In fact, he refused to join the CCF the following year and ran again as Labour in 1935. But while the Liberals did not oppose him, the CCF did, resulting in the seat going to the Conservatives.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 12 7 22

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 19–21
LIB
 1 Minister 47–55 15 Dec 1941 — 01 Aug 1950 8 7 17
 1. Labour

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Albert A. Brown  m 
⊖ Melbourne A. Doig  m 
 		 ⊖ William H. Connor  m 
 
Eligible: 36,829 Votes: 18,689 Participation: 50.75% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Ontario
10 August 1931
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22572(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
LAB
 1/3 10,919 58.42% +3,656 Loser:
LC
 7,263 38.86% Melville M. Robinson

Service: 4 years 2 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,715 Votes: 28,069 Participation: 68.94% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22678(F) — 5 Jul 2023 19:57 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
LAB
 2/4 7,288 25.96% -2,790 Winner:
LC
 10,078 35.90% Albert A. Brown
Eligible: 52,356 Votes: 27,970 Participation: 53.42% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
9 February 1942
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23109(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
47
LIB
 1/3 12,836 45.89% +3,790 Loser:
IND
 9,046 32.34% James D. Watt

Service: 3 years 4 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 61,257 Votes: 44,800 Participation: 73.13% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23266(F) — 10 Sep 2022 15:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/4 19,522 43.58% +4,885 Loser:
PC
 14,637 32.67% Thomas O. Oliver

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 68,304 Votes: 50,736 Participation: 74.28% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23527(F) — 27 Jan 2022 16:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/4 23,734 47.28% +10,475 Loser:
PC
 13,259 26.41% Samuel Hughes
After his election:
1 Aug 1950 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 1 month 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 68,304 Votes: 40,172 Participation: 58.81% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Ontario
16 October 1950
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23657(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 19,553 48.67% William H. McMillan

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Humphrey Mitchell, P.C., M.P.		 08 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Humphrey Mitchell, C.P., député		 08 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Humphrey Mitchell		 08 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Humphrey Mitchell		 08 Mar 2024

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