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♂ Michael Colle
aliasMichael Colle
Record
11919 · 11236

Italian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 6 1 7
Birth 1 February 1945
Age 79 years + 2 months
First mandate 8 June 1995 → 28 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 5 years + 10 months ago (6 June 2018)
Special notes
None
 
Michael Colle (1945– )
© Photo 2000 Arthur Lofsky — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council York, Ontario (1982–1985); Metro Toronto, Ontario (1988–1994); Toronto (2018– )
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 22 11 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Robin L. Martin  f  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Tony Rizzo  m 
 		 ⊕ John L. Parker  m 
 
Eligible: 31,493 Votes: 20,704 Participation: 65.74% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5388(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 1/7 8,599 42.31% +975 Loser:
NDP
 7,624 37.51% Tony Rizzo

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,845 Votes: 43,087 Participation: 60.82% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5103(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/6 24,151 56.78% +9,157 Loser:
PC
 14,994 35.25% John L. Parker

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 72,691 Votes: 42,085 Participation: 57.90% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4999(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/4 23,743 56.89% +11,341 Loser:
PC
 12,402 29.72% Corinne Korzen

Service: 4 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 73,117 Votes: 40,671 Participation: 55.62% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5206(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/8 17,402 43.23% +2,145 Loser:
PC
 15,257 37.90% Bernie Tanz

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 74,309 Votes: 38,496 Participation: 51.81% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 6582(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/7 20,752 54.15% +7,895 Loser:
PC
 12,857 33.55% Rocco Rossi

Service: 2 years 8 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 77,946 Votes: 42,080 Participation: 53.99% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
41		 Ontario
12 June 2014
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7671(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LIB
 1/6 22,855 54.80% +8,776 Loser:
PC
 14,079 33.76% Robin L. Martin

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 83,202 Votes: 50,011 Participation: 60.11% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
42		 Ontario
7 June 2018
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 11911(F) — 2 Oct 2021 18:43 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
73
LIB
 2/6 19,042 38.45% -957 Winner:
PC
 19,999 40.38% Robin L. Martin

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Mike Colle		 21 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Mike Colle		 21 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Michael Colle		 21 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Mar 2024 20:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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