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♂ D. Roland Michener
aliasD. Roland Michener
Record
43268 · 6612

Anglican     ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Ontario 1 2 3
Total 4 4 8
Birth 19 April 1900 → 124 years ago
Lived 91 years + 3 months
First mandate 4 June 1945 → 78 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 1 month
Death 6 August 1991 → 32 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 1 month after 17 June 1962
Special notes
None
 
D. Roland Michener (1900–1991)
© Photo 1972 Elgin County Archives, St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Edward Michener (1869–1947) Father  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Canada (1967–1974)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 10 4
Ontario 3 0 2 Z
TOTAL 11 10 7

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 23–24
PC
 1 Speaker 57–62 10 Jun 1957 — 17 Jun 1962 5 0 7

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Andrew Brewin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Allan A. Lamport  m 
⊖ Ian G. Wahn  m 
 		 ⊖ William D. Dennison  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James H. Rooney  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 25,486 Votes: 13,960 Participation: 54.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34896(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:10 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
PC
 2/3 5,059 36.63% -619 Winner:
CCF
 5,678 41.11% William D. Dennison
Eligible: 31,111 Votes: 20,507 Participation: 65.92% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34987(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
PC
 1/4 8,535 42.24% +2,973 Loser:
CCF
 5,562 27.53% William D. Dennison

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 31,708 Votes: 20,954 Participation: 66.08% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35078(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
PC
 2/5 7,863 38.11% -676 Winner:
CCF
 8,539 41.39% William D. Dennison
Eligible: 52,273 Votes: 34,063 Participation: 65.16% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23520(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
PC
 2/3 12,922 38.46% -1,078 Winner:
LIB
 14,000 41.67% James H. Rooney
Eligible: 42,516 Votes: 23,901 Participation: 56.22% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23820(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
PC
 1/5 9,738 41.48% +515 Loser:
LIB
 9,223 39.28% James H. Rooney

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,419 Votes: 23,656 Participation: 63.22% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24101(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
 1/4 13,243 56.92% +6,657 Loser:
LIB
 6,586 28.30% James H. Rooney

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,419 Votes: 28,111 Participation: 75.12% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24367(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
 1/3 18,213 64.79% +11,001 Loser:
LIB
 7,212 25.66% Joseph S. Williams

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,577 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24644(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
PC
 2/5 11,013 41.44% -127 Winner:
LIB
 11,140 41.92% Ian G. Wahn

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Roland Michener		  9 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Roland Michener		  9 Mar 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Daniel Roland Michener		  9 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Daniel Roland Michener		  9 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Daniel Roland Michener, P.C., Q.C., C.C., C.D., C.M.M., O.Ont.		  9 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. Daniel Roland Michener, C.P., c.r., C.C., C.D., C.M.M., O.Ont.		  9 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Roland Michener		  9 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Roland Michener		  9 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Mar 2024 20:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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