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♂ Eric G. Cunningham
aliasEric G. Cunningham
Record
13817 · 11170

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Ontario 3 0 3
Total 3 2 5
Birth 14 April 1949 → 75 years ago
Lived 65 years + 8 months
First mandate 18 September 1975 → 48 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 5 months
Death 1 January 2015 → 9 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 4 months after 2 August 1984
Special notes
None
 
Eric G. Cunningham (1949–2015)
© 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 8 10 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Donald W. Ewen  m 
⊖ Geoffrey D. Scott  m 
 		 ⊖ William J. Kempling  m 
⊖ F. Ann Sloat  f 
 
Eligible: 82,370 Votes: 61,964 Participation: 75.23% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10494(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
25
LIB
 2/3 26,130 42.28% -668 Winner:
PC
 26,798 43.36% William J. Kempling
Eligible: 45,145 Votes: 32,759 Participation: 72.56% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12529(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
LIB
 1/3 13,242 40.56% +1,977 Loser:
PC
 11,265 34.51% Donald W. Ewen

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,903 Votes: 34,096 Participation: 71.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12153(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
28
LIB
 1/3 18,322 53.98% +9,858 Loser:
PC
 8,464 24.94% John Voortman

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 52,510 Votes: 33,597 Participation: 63.98% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12279(F) — 26 Feb 2022 18:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
LIB
 1/3 16,433 49.13% +4,121 Loser:
PC
 12,312 36.81% F. Ann Sloat
After his election:
2 Aug 1984 35
PC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 61,810 Votes: 49,445 Participation: 80.00% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3874(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
35
LIB
 2/6 14,193 28.84% -11,402 Winner:
PC
 25,595 52.00% Geoffrey D. Scott
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
32		 Ontario
13 December 1984
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32588(F) — 26 Feb 2022 15:55 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
35		 Successor:
PC
 Acclam. F. Ann Sloat

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Eric Gordon Cunningham		 22 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Eric Gordon Cunningham		 22 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Eric Cunningham		 22 Feb 2024

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