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♂ Donald C. Abel
aliasDonald C. Abel
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 3 4
Birth 4 February 1952
Age 72 years + 2 months
First mandate 6 September 1990 → 33 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 28 years + 10 months ago (7 June 1995)
Special notes
None
 
Donald C. Abel (1952– )
© 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 4 9 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Rick Johnson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Antonio P. (Toni) Skarica  m 
 		 ⊕ Laurie J. Scott  f  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Christopher C. Ward  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 49,387 Votes: 34,389 Participation: 69.63% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5546(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
NDP
 1/5 11,472 34.05% +88 Loser:
LIB
 11,384 33.79% Christopher C. Ward

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,022 Votes: 38,337 Participation: 70.97% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5304(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
NDP
 3/3 6,474 17.02% -14,691 Winner:
PC
 21,165 55.65% Antonio P. (Toni) Skarica
Eligible: 89,830 Votes: 49,386 Participation: 54.98% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 6591(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
59
NDP
 3/5 8,517 17.31% -13,835 Winner:
PC
 22,352 45.43% Laurie J. Scott
Eligible: 96,029 Votes: 53,758 Participation: 55.98% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
41		 Ontario
12 June 2014
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7680(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
62
NDP
 3/4 10,431 19.74% -11,210 Winner:
PC
 21,641 40.96% Laurie J. Scott

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Donald Clarke Abel		 04 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Donald Clarke Abel		 04 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Donald Abel		 04 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Feb 2024 09:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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