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♂ Charles Jackson Wildman
aliasBud Wildman
Record
65258 · 11371

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 7 0 7
Total 7 1 8
Birth 3 June 1946
Age 77 years + 10 months
First mandate 18 September 1975 → 48 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 24 years + 10 months ago (2 June 1999)
Special notes
Father of Jody Wildman, former councillor and mayor of St. Joseph, Ontario, and defeated NDP candidate in Algoma–Manitoulin in the 1997 federal election.
 
Charles Jackson (Bud) Wildman (1946– )
© 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 23 8 7 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 36
NDP
 1 ✓ Party leader 49–50 01 Mar 1996 — 21 Jun 1996 0 3 20

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Bernt N. Gilbertson  m 
 		 ⊖ Carmen F. Provenzano  m 
 
Eligible: 17,789 Votes: 12,811 Participation: 72.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12416(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
NDP
 1/3 4,923 38.57% +398 Loser:
PC
 4,525 35.45% Bernt N. Gilbertson

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,386 Votes: 14,275 Participation: 77.64% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12040(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
NDP
 1/3 6,917 48.70% +1,166 Loser:
PC
 5,751 40.49% David Liddle

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,466 Votes: 13,475 Participation: 69.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12166(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
NDP
 1/3 7,096 52.83% +2,326 Loser:
PC
 4,770 35.51% Vyrn Peterson

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,280 Votes: 14,325 Participation: 70.64% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12291(F) — 6 Jul 2023 11:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
NDP
 1/3 7,575 53.11% +3,881 Loser:
PC
 3,694 25.90% James Thibert
After his election:
29 May 1985 38
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
26 Jun 1985 39
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
31 Jul 1987 41
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,525 Votes: 14,124 Participation: 68.81% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5558(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
NDP
 1/3 8,562 60.90% +4,267 Loser:
LIB
 4,295 30.55% Bryan McDougall

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,437 Votes: 14,067 Participation: 65.62% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5428(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
NDP
 1/4 8,221 58.65% +4,648 Loser:
LIB
 3,573 25.49% Bob Gallagher

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,864 Votes: 13,998 Participation: 64.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5427(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
NDP
 1/3 6,190 44.47% +1,588 Loser:
PC
 4,602 33.06% Phil Sabine

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 55,770 Votes: 32,334 Participation: 57.98% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5086(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
LIB
 14,299 44.52% Michael A. Brown
Eligible: 58,533 Votes: 37,369 Participation: 63.84% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2670(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
54
NDP
 2/6 9,202 24.77% -9,665 Winner:
LIB
 18,867 50.79% Carmen F. Provenzano

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Charles 'Bud' Jackson Wildman		 26 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Charles 'Bud' Jackson Wildman		 26 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bud Wildman		 26 Apr 2024

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