List of political assassination attempts by country

This article is a list of political assassination attempts ordered by country. For successful attempts, see the list of political assassinations by country.
== List ==
=== Australia ===
Date 	Location 	Perpetrators	Target	Method	Result
21 June 1965	Mosman Town Hall, Sydney	
* Peter Kocan	
* Arthur Calwell, leader of the Labor Party	
* Sawn-off 22 rifle	
=== Canada ===
Date 	Location 	Perpetrators	Target	Method	Result
1880s 	Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario	
* Unknown Fenians	
* Sir John A. Macdonald, Premier of Canada	
* Dynamite suspended outside Macdonald's office window	
* The dynamite was intercepted. Macdonald summoned Edward Blake, leader of the opposition. Blake had been saying Fenian threats were exaggerated, but changed his mind after being shown the dynamite by Macdonald.Canada finds her own Pepys - Joseph Pope - 16 January 1960 - Maclean's - Retrieved 19 November 2020
* George Skeffington was later dispatched on a secret mission to intercept attempted Fenian assassins.George Skeffington: Moncton's very own 'international man of mystery' - Elizabeth Fraser - 18 April 2018 - CBC News - Retrieved 19 November 2020
1897 	Rideau Club, Ottawa, Ontario 	
* Disgruntled office-seeker	
* Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada	
* Revolver	
* The would-be assassin sought Laurier at the Rideau Club, and managed to fire his gun before being apprehended by a patron. Laurier was away that day.'This is not grey-haired old people falling asleep in wing-backs' - Caroline Phillips - 29 January 2018 - Ottawa Business Journal - Page 23 - Retrieved 19 November 2020
2 July 2020	Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario 	
* Former Canadian Armed Forces member Corey Hurren	
* Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada	
* Four loaded firearms	
* Hurren crashed through the gates in a pickup truck before setting out on foot towards Rideau Cottage. Trudeau was not there at the time.Crown seeks plea date for Corey Hurren, accused in Rideau Hall incident - 6 November 2020 - CBC News - Retrieved 23 November 2020
=== United States===
Date 	Location 	Perpetrators	Target	Method	Result
13 July 2024 	Bethel Park, Pennsylvania rally 	
* Thomas Matthew Crooks	
* Donald Trump, former President of the United States	
* AR-style rifle	
* Crooks flew a drone over the rally to map out security.Lack of motive, past writings puts Trump rally gunman in rare class among high-profile shooters - Michael Korsh & Mike Wereschagin - 11 August 2024 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Retrieved 16 September 2024 - Archived 12 August 2024 Crooks opened fire on Trump while the latter was speaking from the roof of a nearby building. The bullets only grazed Trump's ear. One other person was killed and two more injured.What we know about the Trump attacker - Bernd Debusmann & Tom Bateman & Tom McArthur - 19 July 2024 - BBC News - Retrieved 16 September 2024
15 September 2024	Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Florida	
* Ryan Wesley Routh	
* Donald Trump, former President of the United States	
* High-powered AK-style rifle with a scope	
* Routh snuck onto the property and hid in shrubbery near the fence line. He was spotted by Secret Service agents and shot at, prompting him to flee the scene. He was arrested without difficulty.Trump was target of apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, FBI says - 15 September 2024 - Updated 16 September 2024 - CBC News - Retrieved 16 September 2024
==References==
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