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♂ Donald James Henderson
aliasJim Henderson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 1 4
Birth 7 August 1940 → 83 years + 8 months ago
Lived 79 years + 8 months
First mandate 2 May 1985 → 38 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 8 months
Death 2 May 2020 → 3 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 10 months after 7 June 1995
Special notes
None
 
Donald James Henderson (1940–2020)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
An Ontario Liberal, Henderson was first elected May 2, 1985 — the election that put an end to the 42-year dynasty of the Progressive Conservatives. He died on the same date 35 years later, but he had been out of office for 24 years and 10 months.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 10 1 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Douglas B. Ford  m 
 		 ⊕ Morley C. Kells  m 
 
Eligible: 59,348 Votes: 39,675 Participation: 66.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12334(F) — 6 Jul 2023 20:46 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 18,057 45.92% +1,951 Loser:
PC
 16,106 40.96% Morley C. Kells
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 44
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 53,627 Votes: 35,713 Participation: 66.60% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5587(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 21,644 61.05% +13,582 Loser:
PC
 8,062 22.74% Avie Flaherty

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 50,829 Votes: 35,730 Participation: 70.29% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5457(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/6 13,582 38.61% +3,533 Loser:
NDP
 10,049 28.57% Russ Springate

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,708 Votes: 35,727 Participation: 73.35% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5318(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/6 13,634 38.55% -4,494 Winner:
PC
 18,128 51.26% Douglas B. Ford

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Jim Henderson		 18 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Jim Henderson		 18 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Henderson (Ontario politician)		 18 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 22:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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