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♂ David James Walker
aliasDavid James Walker
Record
63652 · 10602

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 10 May 1905 → 118 years + 11 months ago
Lived 90 years + 4 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 1 month
Death 22 September 1995 → 28 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 3 months after 17 June 1962
Special notes
None
 
David James Walker (1905–1995)
© Photo 1957 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Ontario (1963–1989)
Legis. Council ✗
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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 5 0 5

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 24
PC
 1 Minister 54–57 20 Aug 1959 — 12 Jul 1962 2 10 22
2. CA 24
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 54–57 20 Aug 1959 — 12 Jul 1962 2 10 22
3. CA 24
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 54–57 20 Aug 1959 — 12 Jul 1962 2 10 22
 1. Public Works
 2. Mortgage and Housing [Public Works]
 3. National Capital Commission [Public Works]

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Charles Henry  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Donald S. Macdonald  m 
 
Eligible: 36,181 Votes: 21,511 Participation: 59.45% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23815(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
48
PC
 2/4 8,386 39.70% -316 Winner:
LIB
 8,702 41.20% Charles Henry
Eligible: 33,736 Votes: 23,228 Participation: 68.85% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24096(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
PC
 1/4 12,415 54.28% +5,293 Loser:
LIB
 7,122 31.14% Charles Henry

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,736 Votes: 24,411 Participation: 72.36% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24362(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 15,429 63.21% +9,017 Loser:
LIB
 6,412 26.27% Tom O'Neill

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,806 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24639(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
PC
 2/4 9,597 40.31% -594 Winner:
LIB
 10,191 42.81% Donald S. Macdonald

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. David James Walker, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Senator		 22 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. David James Walker, C.P., c.r., député, sénateur		 22 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
David James Walker		 22 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Mar 2024 00:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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