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♂ Rupert M. Wells
aliasRupert M. Wells
Record
64588 · 5949

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Ontario 3 0 3
Total 4 1 5
Birth 28 November 1835 → 188 years + 6 months ago
Lived 66 years + 5 months
First mandate 14 September 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 9 months
Death 11 May 1902 → 122 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 2 months after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 

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 4 8 2
Ontario 9 8 19 Z
TOTAL 14 4 21

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 2–3
LIB
 1 Speaker 38–43 07 Jan 1874 — 25 Apr 1879 5 3 18

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Henry Cargill  m 
 		 ⊖ Alexander Shaw  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
14 September 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33045(F) — 21 Feb 2022 14:03 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 4 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,745 Votes: 2,830 Participation: 49.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32773(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 1,864 65.87% +898 Loser:
LC
 966 34.13% D.W. Ross

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,791 Votes: 5,662 Participation: 72.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32861(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 2,866 50.62% +70 Loser:
LC
 2,796 49.38% R. Baird
After his election:
6 Jun 1882 46
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,055 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19382(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 1,558 51.00% +61 Loser:
CONS
 1,497 49.00% Alexander Shaw

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Ontario
18 October 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33046(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:43 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Hamilton P. O'Connor
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,994 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19436(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:57 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 1,812 45.37% -370 Winner:
CONS
 2,182 54.63% Henry Cargill

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Rupert Mearse Wells		 29 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Rupert Mearse Wells		 29 Jul 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Rupert Mearse Wells		 29 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Rupert Mearse Wells		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Rupert Mearse Wells		 29 Jul 2023

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