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♂ Dalton J.P. McGuinty
aliasDalton J.P. McGuinty
Record
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Roman Catholic   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 6 0 6
Birth 19 July 1955
Age 68 years + 9 months
First mandate 6 September 1990 → 33 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 10 years + 10 months ago (12 June 2013)
Special notes
None
 
Dalton J.P. McGuinty (1955– )
© Photo 2007 Joshua Sherurcij — WikiCommons
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Dalton J.P. McGuinty (1926–1990) Father  
⊕ David J. McGuinty (1960–) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 22 9 0 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 36–40
LIB
 1 Party leader 41–57 01 Dec 1996 — 25 Jan 2013 16 1 24
2. ON 36–37
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 41–48 01 Dec 1996 — 01 Oct 2003 6 10 0
3. ON 38–40
LIB
 1 Premier 48–57 02 Oct 2003 — 10 Feb 2013 9 4 8

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Jean-Serge Brisson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ David Chernushenko  m 
 
Eligible: 44,429 Votes: 30,461 Participation: 68.56% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5507(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/5 13,845 45.87% +6,019 Loser:
NDP
 7,826 25.93% Margaret Armstrong

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,793 Votes: 29,128 Participation: 66.51% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5358(F) — 26 Feb 2022 19:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/5 15,418 53.35% +6,800 Loser:
PC
 8,618 29.82% Linda Thom

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 79,922 Votes: 46,147 Participation: 57.74% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5145(F) — 1 Oct 2021 20:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
43
LIB
 1/6 22,707 49.59% +3,370 Loser:
PC
 19,337 42.23% Mike Nicholson

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 81,614 Votes: 47,965 Participation: 58.77% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5042(F) — 1 Oct 2021 20:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
LIB
 1/5 24,647 51.70% +8,234 Loser:
PC
 16,413 34.43% Richard Raymond

Service: 4 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,305 Votes: 48,281 Participation: 56.60% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5248(F) — 1 Oct 2021 20:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
52
LIB
 1/6 24,015 50.13% +9,809 Loser:
PC
 14,206 29.66% Richard Raymond

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 87,766 Votes: 44,929 Participation: 51.19% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 6625(F) — 27 Feb 2022 10:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
56
LIB
 1/6 21,842 48.86% +6,897 Loser:
PC
 14,945 33.43% Jason MacDonald
After his election:
12 Jun 2013 57
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 8 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 87,816 Votes: 35,464 Participation: 40.38% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
40		 Ontario
1 August 2013
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 14729(F) — 2 Apr 2022 14:18 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 14,921 42.33% John P. Fraser

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Dalton McGuinty		 25 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Dalton McGuinty		 25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dalton McGuinty		 25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Dalton McGuinty (fils)		 25 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Feb 2024 16:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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