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♂ Michael P. Hennessy
aliasMichael P. Hennessy
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 1 4
Birth 8 August 1915 → 108 years + 8 months ago
Lived 75 years + 6 months
First mandate 9 June 1977 → 46 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 61 years + 10 months
Death 5 March 1991 → 33 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 5 months after 9 September 1987
Special notes
None
 
Michael P. Hennessy (1915–1991)
© 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 10 2 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Iain F. Angus  m 
 		 ⊕ Lyn McLeod  f 
 
Eligible: 40,247 Votes: 26,575 Participation: 66.03% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12071(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
61
PC
 1/4 12,230 46.28% +2,256 Loser:
NDP
 9,974 37.74% Iain F. Angus

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,393 Votes: 24,097 Participation: 59.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12197(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
PC
 1/3 13,038 54.32% +5,453 Loser:
NDP
 7,585 31.60% Paul Lannon

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,674 Votes: 26,602 Participation: 63.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12322(F) — 6 Jul 2023 14:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
PC
 1/4 14,452 54.66% +7,381 Loser:
NDP
 7,071 26.74% Donald Smith
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 69
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,101 Votes: 29,173 Participation: 67.69% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5590(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
72
PC
 2/4 9,705 33.43% -1,463 Winner:
LIB
 11,168 38.47% Lyn McLeod

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Michael «Mickey» Patrick Hennessy		 21 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Michael «Mickey» Patrick Hennessy		 21 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Mickey Hennessy		 21 Feb 2024

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