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♂ John Philip Gerretsen
aliasJohn Gerretsen
Record
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Dutch-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 0 5
Birth 9 June 1942
Age 81 years + 11 months
First mandate 8 June 1995 → 28 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 9 years + 11 months ago (11 June 2014)
Special notes
None
 
John Philip Gerretsen (1942– )
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Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Mark Gerretsen (1975–) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 18 11 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Gary Wilson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 46,125 Votes: 28,175 Participation: 61.08% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5332(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 1/5 10,314 36.90% +1,743 Loser:
PC
 8,571 30.67% Sally Barnes

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 89,021 Votes: 48,525 Participation: 54.51% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5121(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/6 26,355 54.70% +11,868 Loser:
PC
 14,487 30.07% Bob Pickering

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 88,634 Votes: 48,122 Participation: 54.29% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5018(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/5 28,877 60.28% +19,237 Loser:
PC
 9,640 20.12% Hans Westenberg

Service: 4 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 91,859 Votes: 49,570 Participation: 53.96% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5224(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/6 23,277 47.23% +12,276 Loser:
PC
 11,001 22.32% John Rapin

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 95,966 Votes: 43,214 Participation: 45.03% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 6598(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LIB
 1/8 21,028 48.84% +10,787 Loser:
NDP
 10,241 23.79% Mary R. Holland

Service: 2 years 8 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 97,188 Votes: 50,672 Participation: 52.14% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
41		 Ontario
12 June 2014
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7687(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
LIB
 20,838 41.59% Sophie A. Kiwala

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Gerretsen		 13 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Gerretsen		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Gerretsen		 13 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Gerretsen		 13 Apr 2024

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