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♂ Laurence G. South
aliasLaurence G. South
Record
58083 · 11433

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 26 February 1925 → 99 years + 2 months ago
Lived 97 years + 8 months
First mandate 2 May 1985 → 39 years + 1 day ago
↳ at age 60 years + 2 months
Death 28 October 2022 → 1 year + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 1 month after 5 September 1990
Special notes
None
 

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 5 4 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ J. Earl McEwen  m 
 		 ⊕ Fred Wilson  m 
 
Eligible: 42,337 Votes: 25,883 Participation: 61.14% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12323(F) — 6 Jul 2023 20:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
60
LIB
 1/4 11,684 45.56% +2,387 Loser:
PC
 9,297 36.25% J. Earl McEwen
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 60
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 40,599 Votes: 24,816 Participation: 61.12% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5592(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/4 11,628 47.08% +4,221 Loser:
PC
 7,407 29.99% Bob Lucas

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,122 Votes: 29,396 Participation: 65.15% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5462(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
LIB
 2/5 8,226 28.20% -1,470 Winner:
NDP
 9,696 33.24% Fred Wilson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Laurence George South		 23 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Laurence George South		 23 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Larry South		 23 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Oct 2023 20:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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