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♀ Patricia Ann Torsney
aliasPaddy Torsney
Record
61567 · 1518

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 19 December 1962
Age 61 years + 4 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 18 years + 3 months ago (22 January 2006)
Special notes
None
 
Patricia Ann (Paddy) Torsney (1962– )
© Photo 2004 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 2 25

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Michael L. Wallace  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 72,665 Votes: 52,109 Participation: 71.71% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3259(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
30
LIB
 1/7 22,880 44.26% +9,303 Loser:
PC
 13,577 26.26% Mike Kuegle

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,725 Votes: 50,216 Participation: 70.01% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2958(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/5 22,042 44.12% +5,698 Loser:
PC
 16,344 32.71% Mike Kuegle

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 77,578 Votes: 47,541 Participation: 61.28% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2684(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/5 22,175 46.77% +10,675 Loser:
CA
 11,500 24.26% Donald Pennell

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 89,022 Votes: 61,244 Participation: 68.80% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1074(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/5 27,423 44.96% +4,034 Loser:
CPC
 23,389 38.35% Michael L. Wallace

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 89,433 Votes: 65,249 Participation: 72.96% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 765(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LIB
 2/4 25,431 39.11% -2,599 Winner:
CPC
 28,030 43.11% Michael L. Wallace
Eligible: 90,949 Votes: 59,110 Participation: 64.99% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5806(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 2/4 19,577 33.25% -9,037 Winner:
CPC
 28,614 48.60% Michael L. Wallace

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Paddy Torsney, P.C., M.P.		  8 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Paddy Torsney, C.P., député		  8 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Paddy Torsney		  8 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Paddy Torsney		  8 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Apr 2024 22:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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