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♂ John Edward Broadbent
aliasEd Broadbent
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 0 8
Birth 21 March 1936 → 88 years + 1 month ago
Lived 87 years + 9 months
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 3 months
Death 11 January 2024 → 3 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 11 months after 22 January 2006
Special notes
None
 
John Edward Broadbent (1936–2024)
© Photo 2019 Cynthia Münster — licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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 23 0 25

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 30–34
NDP
 1 Party leader 39–53 07 Jul 1975 — 04 Dec 1989 14 4 27

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊕ David Chernushenko  m 
⊕ Stuart Ryan  m 
 		 ⊕ Steve Rutchinski  m 
⊖ Michael Starr  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 45,332 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10001(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
NDP
 1/3 15,224 33.58% +15 Loser:
PC
 15,209 33.55% Michael Starr

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 67,654 Votes: 56,815 Participation: 83.98% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10256(F) — 28 Jun 2023 22:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
NDP
 1/4 23,757 41.81% +824 Loser:
PC
 22,933 40.36% Michael Starr
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 36
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 38
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 72,407 Votes: 51,661 Participation: 71.35% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10519(F) — 29 Jan 2022 22:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
NDP
 1/5 25,013 48.66% +10,230 Loser:
LIB
 14,783 28.76% Margaret Shaw

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,292 Votes: 56,747 Participation: 75.37% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4463(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
43
NDP
 1/6 29,090 51.26% +10,721 Loser:
PC
 18,369 32.37% Jim Souch

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,292 Votes: 52,066 Participation: 69.15% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4181(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
43
NDP
 1/6 26,761 51.64% +12,116 Loser:
PC
 14,645 28.26% Jim Souch

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 80,650 Votes: 59,620 Participation: 73.92% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3899(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
NDP
 1/6 25,092 42.30% +2,064 Loser:
PC
 23,028 38.82% Alex Sosna

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 41,534 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3604(F) — 30 Jan 2022 16:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
52
NDP
 1/5 18,410 44.33% +4,370 Loser:
PC
 14,040 33.80% Nancy McLean
After his election:
31 Dec 1989 53
NDP
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 1 month 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,314 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 10
Federal
34		 Ontario
13 August 1990
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10857(F) — 6 Sep 2021 22:06 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
NDP
 12,046 47.59% Michael J. Breaugh
Eligible: 89,488 Votes: 62,954 Participation: 70.35% Candidacies: 9
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1125(F) — 1 Oct 2021 15:21 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
68
NDP
 1/9 25,734 41.05% +6,256 Loser:
LIB
 19,478 31.07% Richard Mahoney

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 91,958 Votes: 66,950 Participation: 72.80% Candidacies: 8
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 816(F) — 1 Oct 2021 15:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
NDP
 24,609 36.94% Paul W. Dewar

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Edward Broadbent, P.C., C.C., M.P.		 11 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Edward Broadbent, C.P., C.C., député		 11 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ed Broadbent		 11 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Ed Broadbent		 11 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Apr 2024 20:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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