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♂ Martin P. O'Connell
aliasMartin P. O'Connell
Record
46717 · 147

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 4 6
Birth 1 August 1916 → 107 years + 9 months ago
Lived 87 years
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 10 months
Death 11 August 2003 → 20 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 2 months after 21 May 1979
Special notes
None
 
Martin P. O'Connell (1916–2003)
© Photo 1974 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 9 2 16

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister 55 12 Aug 1971 — 27 Jan 1972 0 5 15
2. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister 55–56 28 Jan 1972 — 26 Nov 1972 0 9 29
3. CA 30
LIB
 2 Minister 62 24 Nov 1978 — 03 Jun 1979 0 6 10
 1. Without portfolio
 2. Labour
 3. Labour

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas J. Boylan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ J. Gordon Gilchrist  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Reginald F. Stackhouse  m 
 		 ⊖ Andrew Brewin  m 
⊕ Ken Ranney  m 
⊖ James A. Taylor  m 
 
Eligible: 29,853 Votes: 22,344 Participation: 74.85% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25131(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 2/3 5,952 26.91% -4,638 Winner:
NDP
 10,590 47.89% F. Andrew Brewin
Eligible: inc. Votes: 49,443 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10019(F) — 26 Dec 2022 01:02 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 23,701 47.94% +10,436 Loser:
NDP
 13,265 26.83% E. Kenneth Ranney

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,680 Votes: 68,173 Participation: 79.57% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10274(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 2/5 25,837 37.90% -1,464 Winner:
PC
 27,301 40.05% Reginald F. Stackhouse
Eligible: 89,142 Votes: 65,578 Participation: 73.57% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10537(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
57
LIB
 1/6 30,586 46.78% +7,001 Loser:
PC
 23,585 36.07% D. Crawford Smyth

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 59,263 Votes: 45,805 Participation: 77.29% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4479(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LIB
 2/5 16,002 34.94% -5,379 Winner:
PC
 21,381 46.68% J. Gordon Gilchrist
Eligible: 59,263 Votes: 43,738 Participation: 73.80% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4197(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
63
LIB
 2/5 17,147 39.35% -511 Winner:
PC
 17,658 40.52% J. Gordon Gilchrist

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Martin Patrick O'Connell, P.C., M.P.		 17 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Martin Patrick O'Connell, C.P., député		 17 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Martin O'Connell (politician)		 17 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Feb 2024 19:26 (but data presented dynamically)

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