Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Hugh Clark
aliasHugh Clark
Record
11265 · 12063

1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 67%
 
Canada 2 3 5
Ontario 4 0 4
Total 6 3 9
Birth 6 May 1867 → 157 years + 1 month ago
Lived 92 years
First mandate 29 May 1902 → 122 years + 18 days ago
↳ at age 35 years
Death 13 May 1959 → 65 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 5 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
Hugh Clark (1867–1959)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
C. Joseph (Joe) Clark (1939–) Great-nephew  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 2 13
Ontario 9 1 25 Z
TOTAL 19 4 8

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
3 documented challengers
Andrew Malcolm  m 
John Tolmie  m 
 
James Malcolm  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,941 Votes: 3,715 Participation: 75.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10
Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33506(F) — 23 Feb 2022 15:18 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
35
LC
1/2 1,836 50.07% +5 Loser:
LIB
1,831 49.93% J.M. Stewart
After his election:
6 Feb 1903 35
LC
Vac.
Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
10
Ontario
26 February 1903
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33763(F) — 23 Feb 2022 15:13 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LC
1/1 By acclamation ?

Service:
1 year 10 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,617 Votes: 3,730 Participation: 80.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11
Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33604(F) — 30 Dec 2022 12:43 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LC
1/2 1,982 53.47% +257 Loser:
LIB
1,725 46.53% Andrew Malcolm

Service:
3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,566 Votes: 3,549 Participation: 77.73% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12
Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33792(F) — 23 Feb 2022 20:07 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
1/2 1,940 55.05% +356 Loser:
LIB
1,584 44.95% John J. Hunter
After his election:
15 Aug 1911 44
LC
Vac.
Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 2 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,970 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12
Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21074(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
44
CONS
1/2 2,526 50.82% +82 Loser:
LIB
2,444 49.18% John Tolmie

Service:
6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,255 Votes: 3,358 Participation: 78.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13
Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33899(F) — 7 Oct 2023 12:12 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44
Successor:
LIB
1,727 51.55% William MacDonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,848 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13
Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21332(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
UNIO
1/2 4,269 62.34% +1,690 Loser:
LL
2,579 37.66% John MacAulay

Service:
3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,435 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14
Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21592(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
NLCP
3/3 2,553 24.47% -1,625 Winner:
LIB
4,178 40.04% James Malcolm
Eligible: 12,003 Votes: 9,836 Participation: 81.95% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15
Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21863(F) — 27 Jun 2023 13:18 ET
Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
58
LC
2/3 3,646 37.07% -193 Winner:
LIB
3,839 39.03% James Malcolm
Eligible: 12,003 Votes: 10,459 Participation: 87.14% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16
Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22115(F) — 24 Jan 2022 21:40 ET
Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
59
LC
2/3 4,959 47.41% -488 Winner:
LIB
5,447 52.08% James Malcolm

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Hugh Clark
 7 Jan 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Hugh Clark
 7 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Hugh Clark, M.P.
 7 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Hugh Clark, député
 7 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hugh Clark (politician)
 7 Jan 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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