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♂ Richard A. Allen
aliasRichard A. Allen
Record
658 · 10263

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 1 5
Birth 10 February 1929 → 95 years + 2 months ago
Lived 90 years
First mandate 17 June 1982 → 41 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 4 months
Death 5 March 2019 → 5 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 8 months after 7 June 1995
Special notes
None
 
Richard A. Allen (1929–2019)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — 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
Ontario 12 11 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph A. Barbera  m 
⊕ Lillian Ross  f 
 		 ⊖ Robert McMurrick  m 
⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
 
Eligible: 40,828 Votes: 18,678 Participation: 45.75% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
17 June 1982
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 31966(F) — 23 Feb 2024 21:27 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
NDP
 1/4 7,572 40.54% +2,020 Loser:
PC
 5,552 29.72% Robert McMurrick

Service: 2 years 10 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,257 Votes: 27,418 Participation: 61.95% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12331(F) — 6 Jul 2023 11:59 ET
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 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
NDP
 1/5 10,182 37.42% +450 Loser:
LIB
 9,732 35.76% Paul Hanover
After his election:
29 May 1985 56
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
26 Jun 1985 56
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
31 Jul 1987 58
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,993 Votes: 31,821 Participation: 64.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5600(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
NDP
 1/3 13,430 42.46% +1,094 Loser:
LIB
 12,336 39.00% Mary Kiss

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,285 Votes: 33,463 Participation: 67.90% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5470(F) — 25 Dec 2022 11:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
NDP
 1/5 18,550 56.59% +11,314 Loser:
LIB
 7,236 22.08% Helen M. Wilson

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,673 Votes: 33,281 Participation: 67.00% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5328(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
NDP
 2/6 9,267 28.24% -4,034 Winner:
PC
 13,301 40.54% Lillian Ross

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Richard Alexander Allen		 23 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Richard Alexander Allen		 23 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Allen (Canadian politician)		 23 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Feb 2024 21:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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