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♂ Tony Peter Clement
aliasTony Clement
Record
11500 · 1656

Cypriot-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Ontario 2 1 3
Total 6 2 8
Birth 27 January 1961
Age 63 years + 3 months
First mandate 8 June 1995 → 28 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 4 years + 6 months ago (20 October 2019)
Special notes
Born Tony Panayi, he adopted his stepfather's name when his mother remarried. His mother was Jewish and part of her family had immigrated from Syria.
 
Tony Peter Clement (1961– )
© Photo 2012 icannphotos — licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John T. Clement (1928–2014) Stepfather  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 8 23
Ontario 8 3 22 Z
TOTAL 22 0 15

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 39
CPC
 1 Minister 45–47 06 Feb 2006 — 29 Oct 2008 2 8 23
2. CA 41
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 50–52 18 May 2011 — 14 Jul 2013 2 1 26
3. CA 41
CPC
 1 Minister 50–54 18 May 2011 — 03 Nov 2015 4 5 16
 1. Health
 2. Northern Ontario [Without portfolio]
 3. President [Treasury Board]

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Colleen Beaumier  f 
⊕ Vic Dhillon  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Chris Moise  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert V. Callahan  m 
⊕ Andy Mitchell  m 
 
Eligible: 74,364 Votes: 44,458 Participation: 59.78% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5303(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
PC
 1/5 21,859 49.67% +6,622 Loser:
LIB
 15,237 34.62% Robert V. Callahan

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 88,003 Votes: 45,085 Participation: 51.23% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5092(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 1/4 24,909 55.87% +8,310 Loser:
LIB
 16,599 37.23% Vic Dhillon

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 124,317 Votes: 63,197 Participation: 50.84% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4988(F) — 17 Nov 2022 23:55 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
PC
 2/6 26,414 42.17% -2,512 Winner:
LIB
 28,926 46.18% Vic Dhillon
Eligible: 86,312 Votes: 47,255 Participation: 54.75% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1070(F) — 17 Nov 2022 23:55 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
43
CPC
 2/5 18,768 40.00% -2,486 Winner:
LIB
 21,254 45.30% Colleen Beaumier
Eligible: 68,577 Votes: 46,318 Participation: 67.54% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 823(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
CPC
 1/4 18,513 40.10% +28 Loser:
LIB
 18,485 40.04% Andrew Mitchell

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 69,514 Votes: 43,594 Participation: 62.71% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5864(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
CPC
 1/5 21,831 50.19% +10,960 Loser:
LIB
 10,871 24.99% Jamie McGarvey

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,477 Votes: 46,542 Participation: 65.11% Candidacies: 6
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6404(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CPC
 1/6 25,864 55.73% +14,647 Loser:
NDP
 11,217 24.17% Wendy Wilson

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 76,070 Votes: 51,413 Participation: 67.59% Candidacies: 7
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7489(F) — 6 Jul 2023 23:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CPC
 1/7 22,206 43.30% +2,269 Loser:
LIB
 19,937 38.88% Trisha Cowie
After his election:
7 Nov 2018 57
CPC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 83,362 Votes: 55,055 Participation: 66.04% Candidacies: 5
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26983(F) — 22 Sep 2021 19:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
CPC
 22,845 41.79% Scott Aitchison

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Tony Clement		 16 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Tony Clement		 16 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Tony Clement, P.C., M.P.		 16 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Tony Clement, C.P., député		 16 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Tony Clement		 16 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Tony Clement		 16 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Apr 2024 19:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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