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♂ Ronald G. Atkey
aliasRonald G. Atkey
Record
1761 · 1347

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 15 February 1942 → 82 years + 3 months ago
Lived 75 years + 2 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 8 months
Death 9 May 2017 → 7 years ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 2 months after 17 February 1980
Special notes
None
 
Ronald G. Atkey (1942–2017)
© Photo 1979 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 2 5 3

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 31
PC
 1 Minister 37–38 04 Jun 1979 — 02 Mar 1980 0 8 27
 1. Employment and Immigration

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Melbourne A. Doig  m 
⊖ Ian G. Wahn  m 
 		 ⊖ John Roberts  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 48,409 Votes: 36,848 Participation: 76.12% Candidacies: 7
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10279(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
30
PC
 1/7 15,676 42.54% +1,192 Loser:
LIB
 14,484 39.31% Ian G. Wahn

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,761 Votes: 35,561 Participation: 76.05% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10542(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
32
PC
 2/6 15,010 42.39% -1,114 Winner:
LIB
 16,124 45.54% John M. Roberts
Eligible: 56,653 Votes: 43,457 Participation: 76.71% Candidacies: 7
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4485(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
37
PC
 1/7 19,161 44.09% +1,212 Loser:
LIB
 17,949 41.30% John M. Roberts

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 56,653 Votes: 39,758 Participation: 70.18% Candidacies: 9
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4203(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
PC
 2/9 15,643 39.54% -2,262 Winner:
LIB
 17,905 45.25% John M. Roberts

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Ronald George Atkey, P.C., Q.C., M.P.		  9 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Ronald George Atkey, C.P., c.r., député		  9 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ron Atkey		  9 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Ron Atkey		  9 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Mar 2024 21:04 (but data presented dynamically)

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