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♂ Roy MacLaren
aliasRoy MacLaren
Record
38219 · 1385

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 26 October 1934
Age 89 years + 6 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 28 years + 3 months ago (24 January 1996)
Special notes
None
 
Roy MacLaren (1934– )
© Photo 1994 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 12 5 13

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 48–49 17 Aug 1983 — 29 Jun 1984 0 10 12
2. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 49 30 Jun 1984 — 16 Sep 1984 0 2 17
3. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister 59–60 04 Nov 1993 — 12 May 1995 1 6 8
4. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister 60–61 13 May 1995 — 24 Jan 1996 0 8 11
 1. Minister of State [Finance]
 2. National Revenue
 3. International Trade [External Affairs]
 4. International Trade [Foreign Affairs and International Trade]

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Pennock  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Joe Peschisolido  m 
 
Eligible: 66,780 Votes: 51,774 Participation: 77.53% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4431(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 1/5 20,534 39.66% +1,648 Loser:
PC
 18,886 36.48% John N. Hanna

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 66,780 Votes: 51,348 Participation: 76.89% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4149(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/6 24,243 47.46% +8,289 Loser:
PC
 15,954 31.23% David Lakie

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 72,646 Votes: 56,484 Participation: 77.75% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3865(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 2/4 21,840 38.93% -873 Winner:
PC
 22,713 40.48% Robert Pennock
Eligible: inc. Votes: 49,889 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3570(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
54
LIB
 1/6 22,618 45.34% +5,357 Loser:
PC
 17,261 34.60% Robert Pennock

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,500 Votes: 45,919 Participation: 79.86% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3271(F) — 30 Jan 2022 18:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/9 28,119 61.24% +18,561 Loser:
REF
 9,558 20.81% Joe Peschisolido
After his election:
24 Jan 1996 61
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 2 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 57,500 Votes: 26,520 Participation: 46.12% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 March 1996
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10850(F) — 5 Dec 2022 22:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 12,290 46.34% Roy Cullen

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Roy MacLaren, P.C., M.P.		 26 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Roy MacLaren, C.P., député		 26 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Roy MacLaren (politician)		 26 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Feb 2024 08:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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