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♂ Douglas J. Wiseman
aliasDouglas J. Wiseman
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 6 0 6
Birth 21 July 1930 → 93 years + 9 months ago
Lived 90 years
First mandate 21 October 1971 → 52 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 3 months
Death 1 August 2020 → 3 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 10 months after 5 September 1990
Special notes
None
 
Douglas J. Wiseman (1930–2020)
© Photo — Public domain
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 18 10 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 26,308 Votes: 18,206 Participation: 69.20% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14123(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
PC
 1/3 10,670 58.97% +5,695 Loser:
LIB
 4,975 27.49% John Dunn

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,646 Votes: 20,673 Participation: 72.17% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12470(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/3 11,641 56.58% +5,799 Loser:
LIB
 5,842 28.39% Gary O'Neil

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,668 Votes: 20,077 Participation: 67.67% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12093(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 11,086 55.42% +6,089 Loser:
NDP
 4,997 24.98% M. Greenslade

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,622 Votes: 17,086 Participation: 55.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12220(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/3 10,502 61.69% +6,638 Loser:
LIB
 3,864 22.70% Raymond Matthey

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,564 Votes: 19,451 Participation: 56.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12345(F) — 6 Jul 2023 18:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 10,916 56.39% +5,770 Loser:
LIB
 5,146 26.58% John Carley
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 54
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 53,751 Votes: 32,719 Participation: 60.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5610(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
 1/3 13,902 42.74% +761 Loser:
LIB
 13,141 40.40% Bob Pugh

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,102 Votes: 34,473 Participation: 60.37% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5480(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
PC
 11,063 32.48% W. Leo Jordan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Douglas Jack Wiseman		 21 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Douglas Jack Wiseman		 21 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Douglas Wiseman		 21 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Feb 2024 12:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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