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♂ Patrick Wayne O'Brien
aliasPat O'Brien
Record
46692 · 1538

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 13 January 1948
Age 76 years + 4 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 18 years + 3 months ago (22 January 2006)
Special notes
None
 
Patrick Wayne O’Brien (1948– )
© 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 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Edwin A. Holder  m 
⊕ John Mazzilli  m 
 		 ⊕ Irene R. Mathyssen  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 77,295 Votes: 50,925 Participation: 65.88% Candidacies: 11
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3291(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/11 27,232 53.87% +17,406 Loser:
REF
 9,826 19.44% Mark Simpson

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 68,687 Votes: 40,329 Participation: 58.71% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2992(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/5 20,497 51.20% +13,659 Loser:
REF
 6,838 17.08% Scott Bowman

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,274 Votes: 36,094 Participation: 50.64% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2701(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 19,677 54.81% +11,679 Loser:
CA
 7,998 22.28% Robert Vaughan

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 74,391 Votes: 41,416 Participation: 55.67% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1108(F) — 28 Aug 2023 12:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/6 15,664 38.08% +3,153 Loser:
NDP
 12,511 30.41% Irene R. Mathyssen
After his election:
6 Jun 2005 57
LIB
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,174 Votes: 46,779 Participation: 62.23% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 797(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
NDP
 16,067 34.51% Irene R. Mathyssen

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Pat O'Brien, M.P.		  6 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Pat O'Brien, député		  6 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Pat O'Brien (Canadian politician)		  6 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Pat O'Brien (homme politique)		  6 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 May 2024 06:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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