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♂ William Peter Adams
aliasPeter Adams
Record
189 · 1551

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Ontario 1 1 2
Total 5 1 6
Birth 17 April 1936 → 88 years ago
Lived 82 years + 5 months
First mandate 10 September 1987 → 36 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 4 months
Death 28 September 2018 → 5 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 8 months after 22 January 2006
Special notes
None
 
William Peter Adams (1936–2018)
© Photo 2004 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 12 2 25
Ontario 2 11 25 Z
TOTAL 15 2 20

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Jenny Carter  f 
⊕ Thomas M. McMillan  m 
 		 ⊖ William H. Domm  m 
⊖ Dean Wasson  m 
 
Eligible: 59,288 Votes: 37,790 Participation: 63.74% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5644(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
LIB
 1/5 15,098 40.13% +4,457 Loser:
NDP
 10,641 28.29% Linda Slavin

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 63,300 Votes: 42,188 Participation: 66.65% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5514(F) — 2 Oct 2021 18:19 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/6 13,628 32.53% -185 Winner:
NDP
 13,813 32.98% Jenny Carter
Eligible: 84,507 Votes: 58,244 Participation: 68.92% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3317(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
57
LIB
 1/6 27,575 47.60% +14,118 Loser:
REF
 13,457 23.23% Len Bangma

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 82,647 Votes: 55,227 Participation: 66.82% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3016(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/4 25,594 46.55% +9,835 Loser:
REF
 15,759 28.66% Nancy Branscombe

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 86,319 Votes: 52,460 Participation: 60.77% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2666(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/6 25,310 48.41% +10,386 Loser:
CA
 14,924 28.54% Eric J.A. Mann

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 88,695 Votes: 57,823 Participation: 65.19% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1134(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
LIB
 1/4 25,099 43.55% +6,706 Loser:
CPC
 18,393 31.92% James Jackson

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 91,361 Votes: 63,638 Participation: 69.66% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 825(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
CPC
 22,774 35.90% Dean A. Del Mastro

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Peter Adams		 20 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Peter Adams		 20 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Peter Adams, P.C., O.Ont., M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Peter Adams, C.P., O.Ont., député		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Peter Adams (politician)		 20 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 04:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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