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♂ David Pratt
aliasDavid Pratt
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 3 January 1955
Age 69 years + 4 months
First mandate 2 June 1997 → 26 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 19 years + 10 months ago (27 June 2004)
Special notes
None
 
David Pratt (1955– ) 200x213
© Photo 2015 Jean Marc Carisse — licensed under CC0
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 7 0 24

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 37
LIB
 1 Minister 48–49 12 Dec 2003 — 19 Jul 2004 0 7 7
 1. National Defence

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ John Russell Baird  m 
 		 ⊕ Pierre M. Poilievre  m 
 
Eligible: 77,452 Votes: 58,384 Participation: 75.38% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2998(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 1/6 28,366 48.80% +13,033 Loser:
REF
 15,333 26.38% Paul Fitzgerald

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 88,454 Votes: 59,886 Participation: 67.70% Candidacies: 7
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2656(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/7 24,570 41.16% +2,260 Loser:
CA
 22,310 37.37% Michael Green

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 89,044 Votes: 66,848 Participation: 75.07% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1115(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 2/5 26,684 40.05% -3,736 Winner:
CPC
 30,420 45.66% Pierre M. Poilievre
Eligible: 84,427 Votes: 56,094 Participation: 66.44% Candidacies: 6
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5859(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 2/6 20,161 36.12% -4,948 Winner:
CPC
 25,109 44.98% John R. Baird

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. David Pratt, P.C., M.P.		  3 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. David Pratt, C.P., député		  3 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
David Pratt (politician)		  3 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
David Pratt (homme politique)		  3 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Jan 2024 12:26 (but data presented dynamically)

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