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♂ J.N. René Fontaine
aliasJ.N. René Fontaine
Record
20283 · 11200

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 0 3
Birth 5 November 1933 → 90 years + 5 months ago
Lived 78 years + 4 months
First mandate 2 May 1985 → 39 years + 1 day ago
↳ at age 51 years + 5 months
Death 17 March 2012 → 12 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 6 months after 5 September 1990
Special notes
None
 

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 5 2 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ René L. Piché  m 
⊕ Leonard Wood  m 
 		 ⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
 
Eligible: 27,114 Votes: 18,648 Participation: 68.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12306(F) — 6 Jul 2023 18:49 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 8,793 47.39% +1,910 Loser:
PC
 6,883 37.10% René L. Piché
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 51
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
26 Jun 1986 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 1 year 1 month 24 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,075 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Ontario
14 August 1986
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32600(F) — 6 Jul 2023 18:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 4,000 98.16% +3,925 Loser:
IND
 75 1.84% John C. Turmel

Service: 1 year 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,009 Votes: 16,435 Participation: 63.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5571(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 9,436 57.84% +3,761 Loser:
NDP
 5,675 34.79% Leonard Wood

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,462 Votes: 16,450 Participation: 62.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5441(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
NDP
 6,618 40.47% Leonard Wood

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Jacques Noé René Fontaine		 07 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Jacques Noé René Fontaine		 07 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
René Fontaine		 07 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
René Fontaine (homme politique)		 07 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Oct 2023 16:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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