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♂ Thomas Garfield Knutson
aliasGar Knutson
Record
32261 · 1523

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 4 May 1956
Age 68 years
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 19 years + 10 months ago (27 June 2004)
Special notes
None
 
Thomas Garfield (Gar) Knutson (1956– )
© Photo 2001 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 10 8 0

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 37
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 45–47 15 Jan 2002 — 11 Dec 2003 1 10 26
2. CA 37
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 47–48 12 Dec 2003 — 19 Jul 2004 0 7 7
 1. Central and Eastern Europe and Middle-East [Foreign Affairs and International Trade]
 2. New and Emerging Markets [Foreign Affairs and International Trade]

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Kenneth Monteith  m 
 		 ⊕ Joseph Preston  m 
 
Eligible: 63,151 Votes: 40,859 Participation: 64.70% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3268(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/7 17,439 43.05% +6,310 Loser:
PC
 11,129 27.47% Kenneth Monteith

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 69,962 Votes: 45,000 Participation: 64.32% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2967(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/6 17,890 39.99% +6,391 Loser:
PC
 11,499 25.70% Luella Watson

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 70,962 Votes: 42,123 Participation: 59.36% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2688(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/6 17,202 41.02% +1,706 Loser:
CA
 15,496 36.95% Bill Walters

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 75,833 Votes: 46,591 Participation: 61.44% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1084(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/6 15,860 34.20% -4,473 Winner:
CPC
 20,333 43.84% Joseph Preston

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Gar Knutson, P.C., M.P.		  4 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Gar Knutson, C.P., député		  4 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gar Knutson		  4 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 May 2024 08:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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