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♂ Peter J. North
aliasPeter J. North
Record
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☆   Unspecified First Nations   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 0 2
Birth 23 August 1960
Age 63 years + 8 months
First mandate 6 September 1990 → 33 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 30 years
 
Mandate ended 24 years + 10 months ago (2 June 1999)
Special notes
None
 
Peter J. North (1960– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
North, first a new democrat and then an independent, was the first MPP of First Nations descent ever elected to Ontario's provincial legislature. He represented the riding of Elgin from 1990 to 1999.
 

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 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Marietta L.D. Roberts  f 
 
 
Eligible: 51,735 Votes: 34,410 Participation: 66.51% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5453(F) — 23 Jul 2023 12:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
NDP
 1/4 14,189 41.67% +4,466 Loser:
LIB
 9,723 28.56% Marietta L.D. Roberts
After his election:
27 Aug 1993 33
NDP
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 54,155 Votes: 33,129 Participation: 61.17% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5315(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
IND
 1/5 12,436 37.79% +1,776 Loser:
PC
 10,660 32.39% Jim Williams

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 72,175 Votes: 44,557 Participation: 61.73% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5104(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
LIB
 20,417 46.19% Stephen J. Peters

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Peter John North		 10 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Peter John North		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Peter North (politician)		 10 Mar 2024

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