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♀ Shirley J. Collins
aliasShirley J. Collins
Record
11984 · 11457

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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 7 October 1952
Age 71 years + 6 months
First mandate 10 September 1987 → 36 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 33 years + 7 months ago (5 September 1990)
Special notes
None
 
Shirley J. Collins (1952– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Chad Collins (c. 1971–) Son  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 2 11 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Edward Doyle  m 
⊕ Mark Morrow  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert W. MacKenzie  m 
 
Eligible: 51,872 Votes: 31,655 Participation: 61.03% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12329(F) — 6 Jul 2023 11:45 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
32
LIB
 2/4 12,174 38.71% -1,600 Winner:
NDP
 13,774 43.80% Robert W. MacKenzie
Eligible: 48,325 Votes: 31,084 Participation: 64.32% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5675(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 1/4 16,153 52.31% +7,477 Loser:
NDP
 8,676 28.09% Sharon Lehnert

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 51,912 Votes: 34,688 Participation: 66.82% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5545(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
LIB
 2/6 12,077 35.41% -3,147 Winner:
NDP
 15,224 44.63% Mark Morrow
Eligible: 56,023 Votes: 36,167 Participation: 64.56% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5301(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 2/4 12,282 34.40% -3,606 Winner:
PC
 15,888 44.50% Edward Doyle

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Shirley Jean Collins		 22 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Shirley Jean Collins		 22 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Shirley Collins (politician)		 22 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Feb 2024 21:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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