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♂ John G. Lane
aliasJohn G. Lane
Record
33777 · 11463

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 0 5
Birth 5 August 1916 → 107 years + 8 months ago
Lived 85 years
First mandate 21 October 1971 → 52 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 2 months
Death 9 August 2001 → 22 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 11 months after 9 September 1987
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 15 10 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Winston Baker  m 
 
 
Eligible: 17,927 Votes: 12,919 Participation: 72.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14078(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
PC
 1/3 5,147 40.32% +1,298 Loser:
NDP
 3,849 30.16% Roger Taylor

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,593 Votes: 13,439 Participation: 72.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12417(F) — 26 Jul 2023 20:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/3 5,452 40.79% +1,127 Loser:
NDP
 4,325 32.36% Winston Baker

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,212 Votes: 13,095 Participation: 64.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12041(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
PC
 1/3 7,381 56.64% +3,895 Loser:
NDP
 3,486 26.75% Don Prescott

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,986 Votes: 12,532 Participation: 50.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12167(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
PC
 1/3 7,160 57.36% +4,174 Loser:
LIB
 2,986 23.92% Ernest Massicotte

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,556 Votes: 15,290 Participation: 55.49% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12292(F) — 6 Aug 2023 11:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
PC
 1/3 7,174 47.24% +2,470 Loser:
LIB
 4,704 30.97% Thomas Farquhar
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 68
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,130 Votes: 15,617 Participation: 62.14% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5559(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
71		 Successor:
LIB
 7,157 46.05% Michael A. Brown

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Gordon Lane		 04 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Gordon Lane		 04 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Gordon Lane		 04 Sep 2023

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