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♂ George T. Orton
aliasGeorge T. Orton
Record
47327 · 5232

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 19 January 1837 → 187 years + 4 months ago
Lived 64 years + 9 months
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 37 years
Death 14 November 1901 → 122 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 8 months after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 
George T. Orton (1837–1901) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
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 12 11 18

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Richard John Cartwright  m 
⊖ James Ross  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert McKim  m 
⊖ Andrew Semple  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,822 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18585(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:59 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
35
LC
 2/2 1,388 49.18% -46 Winner:
LIB
 1,434 50.82% James Ross
Eligible: 3,852 Votes: 3,011 Participation: 78.17% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18821(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:16 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LC
 1/2 1,530 50.81% +49 Loser:
LIB
 1,481 49.19% Robert McKim
After his election:
3 Nov 1874 37
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 9 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,852 Votes: 3,016 Participation: 78.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
13 December 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18928(F) — 28 Nov 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LC
 1/2 1,571 52.09% +126 Loser:
LIB
 1,445 47.91% James Ross

Service: 3 years 9 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,797 Votes: 3,425 Participation: 71.40% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19107(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 1/2 1,683 50.09% +6 Loser:
IND
 1,677 49.91% J. Robinson

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,264 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19303(F) — 28 Nov 2021 15:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LC
 1/2 2,208 51.78% +152 Loser:
LIB
 2,056 48.22% Richard J. Cartwright

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,804 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19511(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:37 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LC
 2/2 2,377 49.48% -50 Winner:
LIB
 2,427 50.52% Andrew Semple

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George Turner Orton, M.P.		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George Turner Orton, député		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Turner Orton		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 16:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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