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♂ Gregory S. Sorbara
aliasGregory S. Sorbara
Record
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Italian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 7 0 7
Birth 4 September 1946
Age 77 years + 8 months
First mandate 2 May 1985 → 39 years + 15 days ago
↳ at age 38 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 11 years + 9 months ago (1 August 2012)
Special notes
None
 
Gregory S. Sorbara (1946– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — 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
Ontario 21 2 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William M.C. Hodgson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 77,484 Votes: 45,837 Participation: 59.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12412(F) — 6 Jul 2023 22:28 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 21,291 46.78% +4,095 Loser:
PC
 17,196 37.78% William M.C. Hodgson
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 38
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 78,899 Votes: 43,859 Participation: 55.59% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5682(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/3 27,096 62.44% +18,491 Loser:
PC
 8,605 19.83% Doug Mason

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 101,558 Votes: 62,813 Participation: 61.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5552(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 28,056 45.57% +9,206 Loser:
NDP
 18,850 30.62% Laurie Orrett

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 129,108 Votes: 78,499 Participation: 60.80% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5396(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
PC
 37,897 48.94% Al Palladini
Eligible: 102,994 Votes: 36,115 Participation: 35.07% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Ontario
28 June 2001
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12026(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
LIB
 1/5 21,961 61.24% +9,789 Loser:
PC
 12,172 33.94% Joyce Frustaglio

Service: 2 years 3 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 114,090 Votes: 66,397 Participation: 58.20% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5074(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/4 36,928 56.14% +15,184 Loser:
PC
 21,744 33.06% Carmine Iacono

Service: 4 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 102,293 Votes: 47,375 Participation: 46.31% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5282(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/5 28,964 61.90% +20,205 Loser:
PC
 8,759 18.72% Gayani Weerasinghe

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 121,154 Votes: 49,773 Participation: 41.08% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 6659(F) — 27 Feb 2022 10:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/8 26,174 53.02% +10,754 Loser:
PC
 15,420 31.24% Tony Genco
After his election:
1 Aug 2012 65
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 9 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 126,323 Votes: 32,361 Participation: 25.62% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 September 2012
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 14726(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
LIB
 16,469 51.37% Steven A. Del Duca

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Greg Sorbara		 28 Jan 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Greg Sorbara		 28 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Greg Sorbara		 28 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Greg Sorbara		 28 Jan 2024

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