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♂ David J. Ramsay
aliasDavid J. Ramsay
Record
51465 · 10576

Australian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 7 0 7
Birth 23 April 1948 → 76 years ago
Lived 72 years + 3 months
First mandate 2 May 1985 → 39 years + 1 day ago
↳ at age 37 years
Death 29 July 2020 → 3 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 9 months after 5 October 2011
Special notes
None
 
David J. Ramsay (1948–2020)
© 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 26 4 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Edward M. Havrot  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Leonard Wood  m 
 		 ⊕ John Vanthof  m 
 
Eligible: 29,922 Votes: 21,276 Participation: 71.10% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12397(F) — 6 Jul 2023 11:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
NDP
 1/4 10,765 50.79% +2,824 Loser:
PC
 7,941 37.46% Edward M. Havrot
After his election:
29 May 1985 37
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
26 Jun 1985 37
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
6 Oct 1986 38
NDP
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 30,004 Votes: 20,999 Participation: 69.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5670(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 10,218 48.87% +4,347 Loser:
NDP
 5,871 28.08% Ollie Rivard

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,477 Votes: 19,917 Participation: 67.57% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5540(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/5 8,364 42.29% +2,173 Loser:
NDP
 6,191 31.30% Michelle Evans

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,037 Votes: 18,621 Participation: 64.13% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5385(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 8,643 46.78% +2,458 Loser:
PC
 6,185 33.48% Ian MacPherson

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 55,699 Votes: 35,228 Participation: 63.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5174(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 16,877 48.38% +6,503 Loser:
PC
 10,374 29.74% Rick Brassard

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 51,169 Votes: 31,289 Participation: 61.15% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5070(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/4 18,499 59.56% +12,169 Loser:
PC
 6,330 20.38% Rick Brassard

Service: 4 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,651 Votes: 27,210 Participation: 54.80% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5277(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/4 11,588 42.90% +634 Loser:
NDP
 10,954 40.55% John Vanthof

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 50,580 Votes: 25,296 Participation: 50.01% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 6654(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
NDP
 12,633 50.12% John Vanthof

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
David Ramsay		 04 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
David Ramsay		 04 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
David Ramsay (Ontario politician)		 04 Feb 2024

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