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♂ Colin D. Gibson
aliasColin D. Gibson
Record
22785 · 107

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 2 November 1922 → 101 years + 6 months ago
Lived 79 years + 8 months
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 7 months
Death 3 July 2002 → 21 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 8 months after 29 October 1972
Special notes
None
 
Colin D. Gibson (1922–2002)
© Photo 1968 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Colin W.G. Gibson (1891–1974) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 4 4

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Robert W. MacKenzie  m 
⊖ Geoffrey D. Scott  m 
 		 ⊖ Sean P. O'Sullivan  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 37,890 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9979(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 14,979 39.53% +2,127 Loser:
NDP
 12,852 33.92% Gordon S. Vichert

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 61,731 Votes: 48,323 Participation: 78.28% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10234(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 2/5 14,755 30.53% -3,856 Winner:
PC
 18,611 38.51% Sean P. O'Sullivan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 57,013 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3579(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
66
LIB
 2/5 19,373 33.98% -4,503 Winner:
PC
 23,876 41.88% Geoffrey D. Scott

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Colin David Gibson, Q.C., M.P.		 22 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Colin David Gibson, c.r., député		 22 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Colin D. Gibson		 22 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Colin D. Gibson		 22 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Feb 2024 21:26 (but data presented dynamically)

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