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♂ Ronald H. Knight
aliasRonald H. Knight
Record
32206 · 11477

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 0 1
Birth 19 July 1932 → 91 years + 9 months ago
Lived 89 years + 4 months
First mandate 17 October 1967 → 56 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 2 months
Death 17 December 2021 → 2 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 50 years + 1 month after 20 October 1971
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 4 0 3 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George C. Wardrope  m 
 
 
Eligible: 28,716 Votes: 20,450 Participation: 71.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14034(F) — 23 Jul 2023 12:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/3 7,636 37.56% +810 Loser:
PC
 6,826 33.58% George C. Wardrope
After his election:
30 Sep 1969 37
LIB
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,854 Votes: 25,548 Participation: 75.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14149(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
NDP
 11,461 45.06% James F. Foulds

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Ronald Henry Knight		 20 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Ronald Henry Knight		 20 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ron Knight (politician)		 20 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Aug 2023 14:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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