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♂ John F. Eakins
aliasJohn F. Eakins
Record
18092 · 11454

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 2 7
Birth 8 December 1922 → 101 years + 4 months ago
Lived 75 years + 9 months
First mandate 18 September 1975 → 48 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 9 months
Death 16 September 1998 → 25 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 11 days after 5 September 1990
Special notes
None
 
John F. Eakins (1922–1998)
© 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 14 11 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
1 documented challenger
⊖ R. Glen Hodgson  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 23,795 Votes: 17,000 Participation: 71.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14059(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 2/3 5,847 34.57% -1,836 Winner:
PC
 7,683 45.42% R. Glen Hodgson
Eligible: 28,542 Votes: 21,344 Participation: 74.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14175(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 2/3 8,249 38.89% -2,119 Winner:
PC
 10,368 48.88% R. Glen Hodgson
Eligible: 35,617 Votes: 25,159 Participation: 70.64% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12523(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 10,907 43.53% +1,023 Loser:
PC
 9,884 39.45% R. Glen Hodgson

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,132 Votes: 28,656 Participation: 75.15% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12147(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/3 15,218 53.27% +4,679 Loser:
PC
 10,539 36.89% James Webster

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,053 Votes: 25,829 Participation: 62.92% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12273(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 12,807 49.71% +2,298 Loser:
PC
 10,509 40.79% David Murray

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,068 Votes: 30,238 Participation: 67.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12398(F) — 6 Jul 2023 22:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/3 15,340 50.93% +3,770 Loser:
PC
 11,570 38.41% Murray Fearrey
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 62
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 45,943 Votes: 28,928 Participation: 62.96% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5671(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/4 16,287 56.56% +10,431 Loser:
PC
 5,856 20.34% Arthur Ward

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 50,990 Votes: 35,234 Participation: 69.10% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5541(F) — 23 Jul 2023 12:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
NDP
 15,467 44.33% Dennis P. Drainville

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John F. Eakins		 10 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John F. Eakins		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Eakins		 10 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Eakins		 10 Mar 2024

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