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♂ George L. Ashe
Record
1654 · 11428

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Ontario 4 3 1
Birth 5 October 1932 → 91 years + 2 months ago
Lived 81 years + 9 months
First mandate 9 June 1977 → 46 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 8 months
Death 3 August 2014 → 9 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 10 months after 9 September 1987
Special notes
No
 
Family link with other documented individuals
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 10 2 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Charles M. Godfrey  m 
⊕ Norah J. Stoner  f 
 		 ⊕ Hugh Peacock  m 
⊕ James P. Wiseman  m 
 
Eligible: 46,823 Votes: 30,852 Participation: 65.89% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12063(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
PC
 1/4 12,688 41.30% +593 Loser:
NDP
 12,095 39.37% Charles M. Godfrey

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 58,482 Votes: 32,432 Participation: 55.46% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12189(F) — 9 Sep 2023 12:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/4 17,029 52.77% +9,583 Loser:
LIB
 7,446 23.08% Norman Wei

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 75,778 Votes: 42,726 Participation: 56.38% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12314(F) — 6 Jul 2023 14:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/4 18,684 44.03% +4,336 Loser:
LIB
 14,348 33.81% Brian Evans
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 52
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 58,228 Votes: 34,446 Participation: 59.16% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5580(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
PC
 2/4 10,890 31.75% -5,843 Winner:
LIB
 16,733 48.78% Norah J. Stoner

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
George Lyle Ashe		 26 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
George Lyle Ashe		 26 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Ashe (Canadian politician)		 26 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Jul 2023 15:46 (but data presented dynamically)

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