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♀ P. Marion Boyd
aliasP. Marion Boyd
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 2 2 4
Total 2 3 5
Birth 26 March 1946 → 78 years + 1 month ago
Lived 76 years + 6 months
First mandate 6 September 1990 → 33 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 5 months
Death 11 October 2022 → 1 year + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 4 months after 2 June 1999
Special notes
None
 
P. Marion Boyd (1946–2022)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Boyd defeated the sitting premier, David R. Peterson, when she was first elected in 1990 in London Centre, earning her the nickname of "giant killer." She went on to become Ontario's first female and non-lawyer attorney general.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 8 8 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Dianne E. Cunningham  f 
⊖ James K. Jepson  m 
 		 ⊕ Joseph F. Fontana  m 
⊕ David R. Peterson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 58,611 Votes: 33,219 Participation: 56.68% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5614(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
41
NDP
 2/6 9,266 28.09% -8,928 Winner:
LIB
 18,194 55.16% David R. Peterson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 51,860 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3590(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
42
NDP
 3/4 12,667 24.43% -6,880 Winner:
LIB
 19,547 37.69% Joseph F. Fontana
Eligible: 53,347 Votes: 35,236 Participation: 66.05% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5484(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
NDP
 1/8 17,837 51.31% +8,166 Loser:
LIB
 9,671 27.82% David R. Peterson

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 56,666 Votes: 30,179 Participation: 53.26% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5338(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
NDP
 1/7 11,096 36.77% +1,732 Loser:
PC
 9,364 31.03% Patrick McGuinness

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 82,057 Votes: 45,891 Participation: 55.93% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5127(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
NDP
 2/7 16,611 36.46% -1,709 Winner:
PC
 18,320 40.21% Dianne E. Cunningham

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Marion Boyd		 11 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Marion Boyd		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Marion Boyd		 11 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Marion Boyd (femme politique)		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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