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♂ Richard Frank Johnston
aliasRichard Johnston
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
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Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 8 August 1946
Age 77 years + 8 months
First mandate 5 April 1979 → 45 years + 24 days ago
↳ at age 32 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 33 years + 7 months ago (5 September 1990)
Special notes
None
 
Richard Frank Johnston (1946– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Johnston decided to retire from politics prior to the 1990 Ontario general election, thus missing out on being part of the province's first (and so far only) NDP government. However, when he announced his retirement, he said that after suffering a heart attack in 1984, he wanted to pursue a career that was easier on his health. He and his wife went on to operate a vineyard and winery in Prince Edward County.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 11 4 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊕ George Dance  m 
 
 
Eligible: 38,994 Votes: 16,507 Participation: 42.33% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
5 April 1979
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 32596(F) — 5 Nov 2022 19:00 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
NDP
 1/3 6,981 42.29% +1,816 Loser:
PC
 5,165 31.29% John Larke

Service: 1 year 11 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,813 Votes: 24,151 Participation: 59.17% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12261(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
NDP
 1/4 10,019 41.84% +375 Loser:
PC
 9,644 40.27% John Adams

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,440 Votes: 24,454 Participation: 60.47% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12386(F) — 6 Jul 2023 13:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
NDP
 1/4 12,889 53.19% +6,895 Loser:
PC
 5,994 24.73% Kurt Christensen
After his election:
29 May 1985 38
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
26 Jun 1985 38
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
31 Jul 1987 40
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,173 Votes: 29,062 Participation: 61.61% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5657(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
NDP
 1/5 13,330 46.25% +3,236 Loser:
LIB
 10,094 35.02% Joe Pacione

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,576 Votes: 28,417 Participation: 65.21% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5527(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
NDP
 14,340 51.16% Anne Swarbrick

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Richard Frank Johnston		 13 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Richard Frank Johnston		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Johnston (Ontario politician)		 13 Apr 2024

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