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♂ Barnett Jerome Danson
aliasBarney Danson
Record
14363 · 168

Judaism   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 3 2 5
Birth 8 February 1921 → 103 years + 8 months ago
Lived 90 years + 8 months
1st mandate 25 June 1968 → 56 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 4 months
Death 17 October 2011 → 13 years ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 4 months after 21 May 1979
Special notes
None
 
Barnett Jerome (Barney) Danson (1921–2011)
© Photo 1974 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
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 10 10 23

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 30
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 53–55 08 Aug 1974 — 02 Nov 1976 2 2 25
2. CA 30
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 53–55 08 Aug 1974 — 02 Nov 1976 2 2 25
3. CA 30
LIB
 1 Minister 55–58 13 Oct 1976 — 03 Jun 1979 2 7 21
 1. Urban Affairs
 2. Housing [Urban Affairs]
 3. National Defence

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Dalton A. Bales  m 
 		 ⊖ John Gamble  m 
 
York Mills
Elig. 68,919 Votes: 44,520 Partic.: 64.60% Can.: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14072(F) — 24 Dec 2022 18:11 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 2/3 15,702 35.44% -6,490 Winner:
PC
 22,192 50.08% Dalton A. Bales
York North
Elig. inc. Votes: 46,747 Partic.: inc. Can.: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10040(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
LIB
 1/3 24,054 51.46% +8,361 Loser:
PC
 15,693 33.57% Gord Hurlburt

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
York North
Elig. 79,659 Votes: 65,032 Partic.: 81.64%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10295(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 28,123 43.24% +2,279 Loser:
PC
 25,844 39.74% Stephen B. Roman

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
York North
Elig. 87,554 Votes: 68,819 Partic.: 78.60%
 !!! 
 Can.: 4
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10559(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/4 34,179 49.83% +7,793 Loser:
PC
 26,386 38.46% Stephen B. Roman

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
York North
Elig. 80,379 Votes: 59,338 Partic.: 73.82%
 !!! 
 Can.: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4502(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
 2/6 21,990 37.06% -7,021 Winner:
PC
 29,011 48.89% John A. Gamble

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Barnett Jerome Danson, P.C., O.C.		 27 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Barnett Jerome Danson, C.P., O.C.		 27 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Barney Danson		 24 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Apr 2024 17:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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