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♀ Ruth Anna Grier
aliasRuth Grier
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 1 4
Birth 2 October 1936
Age 87 years + 6 months
First mandate 2 May 1985 → 38 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 28 years + 10 months ago (7 June 1995)
Special notes
None
 
Ruth Anna Grier (1936– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Terence W.M. Grier (1936–2023) Spouse  
 
Well that's interesting!
Grier was one of the Ontario New Democrats who participated in the confidence and supply agreement that kept the Peterson Liberals in power from 1985 to 1987. Her husband Terry had participated in a similar agreement to prop the Pierre Trudeau Liberals from 1972 to 1974.
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Etobicoke, Ontario (1969–1985)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

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
⊕ Morley C. Kells  m 
 		 ⊖ Albert Kolyn  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 42,877 Votes: 29,125 Participation: 67.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12343(F) — 20 Aug 2023 14:43 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
48
NDP
 1/3 11,539 39.89% +2,037 Loser:
LIB
 9,502 32.85% Frank Sgarlata
After her election:
29 May 1985 48
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
26 Jun 1985 48
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
31 Jul 1987 50
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,895 Votes: 33,529 Participation: 65.88% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5588(F) — 20 Aug 2023 14:43 ET
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 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
NDP
 1/4 14,821 44.59% +2,367 Loser:
LIB
 12,454 37.47% Frank Sgarlata

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,584 Votes: 32,137 Participation: 66.15% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5458(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
NDP
 1/5 18,118 57.23% +11,112 Loser:
LIB
 7,006 22.13% Sam Shephard

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 50,083 Votes: 33,328 Participation: 66.55% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5320(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
NDP
 3/6 8,279 25.17% -6,600 Winner:
PC
 14,879 45.23% Morley C. Kells

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Ruth Anna Grier		 14 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Ruth Anna Grier		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ruth Grier		 14 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 22:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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