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♂ Richard A. Patten
aliasRichard A. Patten
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 1 5
Birth 13 May 1942 → 81 years + 11 months ago
Lived 79 years + 7 months
First mandate 10 September 1987 → 36 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 3 months
Death 30 December 2021 → 2 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 2 months after 9 October 2007
Special notes
None
 
Richard A. Patten (1942–2021)
© 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 15 3 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Chris J. Bradshaw  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Marvin Glass  m 
⊕ John C. Turmel  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Evelyn A. Gigantes  f  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Stuart Ryan  m 
⊕ Joseph Varner  m 
 
Eligible: 46,953 Votes: 29,662 Participation: 63.17% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5635(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 13,867 47.16% +2,087 Loser:
NDP
 11,780 40.06% Evelyn A. Gigantes

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,774 Votes: 30,746 Participation: 67.17% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5505(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/6 11,656 38.28% -2,866 Winner:
NDP
 14,522 47.70% Evelyn A. Gigantes
Eligible: 44,958 Votes: 28,717 Participation: 63.88% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5355(F) — 2 Oct 2021 20:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
LIB
 1/7 11,150 39.26% +1,712 Loser:
NDP
 9,438 33.23% Evelyn A. Gigantes

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 89,570 Votes: 47,438 Participation: 52.96% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5144(F) — 6 Sep 2021 14:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/7 17,956 38.17% +2,553 Loser:
PC
 15,403 32.74% Ray Kostuch

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 89,509 Votes: 49,793 Participation: 55.63% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5041(F) — 2 Apr 2022 15:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/7 22,295 45.10% +10,933 Loser:
NDP
 11,362 22.98% Jeff Atkinson

Service: 4 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 90,403 Votes: 52,659 Participation: 58.25% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5247(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 18,255 34.91% Yasir A. Naqvi

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Richard Patten		 20 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Richard Patten		 20 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Patten		 20 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Richard Patten		 20 Feb 2024

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