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♂ Norman William Sterling
aliasNorm Sterling
Record
58879 · 10691

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 9 0 9
Birth 19 February 1942
Age 82 years + 2 months
First mandate 9 June 1977 → 46 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 12 years + 6 months ago (5 October 2011)
Special notes
None
 
Norman William Sterling (1942– )
© 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 34 3 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Alexander M. Munter  m 
 
 
Eligible: 37,263 Votes: 23,621 Participation: 63.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12053(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
PC
 1/3 14,002 59.61% +8,509 Loser:
LIB
 5,493 23.38% Paul Raina

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,683 Votes: 23,478 Participation: 57.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12179(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/3 15,202 65.09% +9,438 Loser:
LIB
 5,764 24.68% Paul Raina

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,060 Votes: 27,174 Participation: 56.54% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12304(F) — 6 Jul 2023 14:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/3 15,524 57.47% +7,505 Loser:
LIB
 8,019 29.69% Danny Maxwell
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 43
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,632 Votes: 32,367 Participation: 65.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5568(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/3 14,057 43.61% +467 Loser:
LIB
 13,590 42.16% Roly Armitage

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 59,098 Votes: 38,501 Participation: 65.15% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5438(F) — 11 Dec 2023 19:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/3 17,860 46.91% +7,717 Loser:
LIB
 10,143 26.64% Sue LeBrun

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,780 Votes: 43,917 Participation: 62.05% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5425(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
 1/6 28,349 64.96% +18,606 Loser:
LIB
 9,743 22.33% Sam Spataro

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 93,116 Votes: 54,118 Participation: 58.12% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5125(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
 1/6 31,364 58.40% +14,041 Loser:
LIB
 17,323 32.26% Dwight Eastman

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 98,892 Votes: 60,738 Participation: 61.42% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5022(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PC
 1/5 29,641 48.99% +6,175 Loser:
LIB
 23,466 38.79% Marianne Wilkinson

Service: 4 years 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 95,421 Votes: 52,771 Participation: 55.30% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5208(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
PC
 1/6 25,126 47.83% +8,350 Loser:
LIB
 16,776 31.93% Megan Cornell

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 105,368 Votes: 56,371 Participation: 53.50% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 6575(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
PC
 28,246 50.29% Jack MacLaren

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Norman W. Sterling		 29 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Norman W. Sterling		 29 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Norm Sterling		 29 Apr 2024

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