Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

John C.J.S. McCorkill
aliasJohn C.J.S. McCorkill
Record
40738 · 9729

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 60%
 
Québec 3 2 5
Birth 31 August 1854 → 169 years + 7 months ago
Lived 65 years + 6 months
First mandate 11 May 1897 → 126 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 8 months
Death 10 March 1920 → 104 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 6 months after 31 August 1906
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 4 4 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
David A. Manson  m 
 
Elijah E. Spencer  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,299 Votes: 2,920 Participation: 67.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6
Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 15174(F) — 21 Jul 2023 17:47 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
32
QLP
2/2 1,388 48.18% -105 Winner:
CONS
1,493 51.82% Elijah E. Spencer
Eligible: 4,299 Votes: 3,287 Participation: 76.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6
Québec
28 April 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26247(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
33
QLP
2/2 1,598 48.62% -91 Winner:
CONS
1,689 51.38% Elijah E. Spencer
Eligible: 4,673 Votes: 3,460 Participation: 74.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9
Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15389(F) — 17 Feb 2022 14:13 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
42
QLP
1/2 1,910 55.93% +405 Loser:
CONS
1,505 44.07% Elijah E. Spencer
After his election:
23 Nov 1898 44
QLP
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 6 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,673 Votes: 2,889 Participation: 61.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9
Québec
18 December 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 17471(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44
Successor:
QLP
1,451 50.22% Cedric L. Cotton
Eligible: 3,811 Votes: 2,794 Participation: 73.31% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10
Québec
29 October 1903
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26288(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
49
QLP
1/2 1,566 56.05% +338 Loser:
CONS
1,228 43.95% David A. Manson

Service:
1 year 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,800 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
11
Québec
25 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15510(F) — 17 Feb 2022 16:08 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
QLP
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
31 Aug 1906 52
QLP
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 9 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,800 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
11
Québec
10 September 1906
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26303(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52
Successor:
QLP
Acclam. William F. Vilas

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
John Charles James Sarsfield McCorkill
31 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Charles McCorkill
31 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Charles McCorkill
31 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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