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♂ John Roland Sweeney
aliasJohn Sweeney
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 0 5
Birth 20 June 1931 → 92 years + 10 months ago
Lived 70 years
First mandate 18 September 1975 → 48 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 2 months
Death 7 July 2001 → 22 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 10 months after 5 September 1990
Special notes
None
 
John Roland Sweeney (1931–2001)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

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Canadian Senate ✗
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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 14 11 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Michael D. Cooper  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 38,026 Votes: 24,483 Participation: 64.38% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12466(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 9,929 40.71% +1,745 Loser:
NDP
 8,184 33.56% Morley Rosenberg

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 42,181 Votes: 24,497 Participation: 58.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12090(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 12,450 51.07% +5,980 Loser:
PC
 6,470 26.54% Curtis Roth

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,108 Votes: 23,809 Participation: 49.49% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12216(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 11,515 48.56% +3,002 Loser:
PC
 8,513 35.90% Alan Barron

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 53,579 Votes: 29,599 Participation: 55.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12341(F) — 6 Jul 2023 21:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 15,987 54.38% +7,250 Loser:
PC
 8,737 29.72% James Ziegler
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 54
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 56,021 Votes: 31,090 Participation: 55.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5607(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/3 18,151 58.79% +10,648 Loser:
NDP
 7,503 24.30% Michael D. Cooper

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 61,820 Votes: 37,148 Participation: 60.09% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5477(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
NDP
 16,056 43.94% Michael D. Cooper

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Roland Sweeney		 26 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Roland Sweeney		 26 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Sweeney (Canadian politician)		 26 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Sweeney (homme politique canadien)		 26 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Apr 2024 07:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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