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♂ Bruce Owen
aliasBruce Owen
Record
47522 · 10219

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 13%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 3 3
Ontario 1 4 5
Total 1 7 8
Birth 24 May 1931 → 92 years + 11 months ago
Lived 90 years + 8 months
First mandate 10 September 1987 → 36 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 3 months
Death 7 February 2022 → 2 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 5 months after 5 September 1990
Special notes
None
 

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
Ontario 2 11 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
7 documented challengers
⊖ D. Arthur Evans  m 
⊖ Philip B. Rynard  m 
⊕ Joseph N. Tascona  m 
⊕ Paul Wessenger  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ W. Earl Rowe  m 
⊖ Ronald A. Stewart  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ George W. Taylor  m 
 
Eligible: 31,595 Votes: 20,923 Participation: 66.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14049(F) — 12 Feb 2022 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 2/3 8,284 39.86% -2,530 Winner:
PC
 10,814 52.03% D. Arthur Evans
Eligible: 59,505 Votes: 46,199 Participation: 77.64% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10276(F) — 12 Feb 2022 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 2/3 15,038 32.55% -7,107 Winner:
PC
 22,145 47.93% Philip B. Rynard
Eligible: 63,374 Votes: 45,540 Participation: 71.86% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4200(F) — 12 Feb 2022 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
48
LIB
 2/3 16,174 35.61% -3,594 Winner:
PC
 19,768 43.53% Ronald A. Stewart
Eligible: 57,781 Votes: 34,125 Participation: 59.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12263(F) — 12 Feb 2022 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 2/3 12,505 36.82% -4,421 Winner:
PC
 16,926 49.84% George W. Taylor
Eligible: 70,131 Votes: 53,075 Participation: 75.68% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3919(F) — 12 Feb 2022 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 2/3 13,906 26.29% -16,796 Winner:
PC
 30,702 58.05% Ronald A. Stewart
Eligible: 57,588 Votes: 35,973 Participation: 62.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5661(F) — 12 Feb 2022 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
LIB
 1/3 15,474 43.32% +2,492 Loser:
PC
 12,982 36.34% W. Earl Rowe

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 67,514 Votes: 42,168 Participation: 62.46% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5531(F) — 12 Feb 2022 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 2/4 12,869 30.96% -2,842 Winner:
NDP
 15,711 37.79% Paul Wessenger
Eligible: 81,753 Votes: 51,553 Participation: 63.06% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5375(F) — 12 Feb 2022 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
64
LIB
 2/6 12,061 23.58% -17,729 Winner:
PC
 29,790 58.25% Joseph N. Tascona

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Bruce Owen		 06 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Bruce Owen		 06 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Bruce Owen		 06 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Sep 2023 20:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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