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♂ Alan Tonks
aliasAlan Tonks
Record
61503 · 1595

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Ontario 0 2 2
Total 4 3 7
Birth 2 April 1943
Age 81 years + 1 month
First mandate 27 November 2000 → 23 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 13 years + 19 days ago (1 May 2011)
Special notes
None
 
Alan Tonks (1943– )
© Photo 2008 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve York, Ontario (1982–1988); Metro Toronto, Ontario (1988–1997)
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 10 4 29

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
7 documented challengers
⊕ Anna Di Carlo  f 
⊕ Hassan Husseini  m 
⊕ John V. Nunziata  m 
⊕ Michael D. Sullivan  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Paul Ferreira  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Donald C. MacDonald  m 
⊕ Robert Keith Rae  m 
 
Eligible: 41,107 Votes: 27,665 Participation: 67.30% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12538(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
32
LIB
 3/4 6,445 23.52% -6,837 Winner:
NDP
 13,282 48.47% Donald C. MacDonald
Eligible: 40,134 Votes: 28,277 Participation: 70.46% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5685(F) — 1 Oct 2021 15:04 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 2/4 12,857 45.91% -333 Winner:
NDP
 13,190 47.10% Robert K. Rae
Eligible: 62,212 Votes: 35,140 Participation: 56.48% Candidacies: 8
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2746(F) — 2 Oct 2021 14:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
57
LIB
 1/8 15,841 45.60% +1,497 Loser:
IND
 14,344 41.29% John V. Nunziata

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 66,893 Votes: 34,591 Participation: 51.71% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1167(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/5 20,537 59.83% +13,256 Loser:
NDP
 7,281 21.21% Paul Ferreira

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 67,313 Votes: 40,378 Participation: 59.99% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 859(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/5 22,871 57.06% +14,346 Loser:
NDP
 8,525 21.27% Paul Ferreira

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 68,978 Votes: 34,731 Participation: 50.35% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5899(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/4 16,071 46.60% +6,430 Loser:
NDP
 9,641 27.95% Michael D. Sullivan

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 68,361 Votes: 35,486 Participation: 51.91% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6439(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
68
LIB
 2/4 11,542 32.79% -2,580 Winner:
NDP
 14,122 40.12% Michael D. Sullivan

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Alan Tonks, M.P.		  2 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Alan Tonks, député		  2 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alan Tonks		  2 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Alan Tonks		  2 Apr 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Apr 2024 07:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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