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♂ Lawrence S. Grossman
aliasLawrence S. Grossman
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 1 5
Birth 2 December 1943 → 80 years + 5 months ago
Lived 53 years + 6 months
First mandate 18 September 1975 → 48 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 9 months
Death 22 June 1997 → 26 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 9 months after 9 September 1987
Special notes
None
 
Lawrence S. Grossman (1943–1997)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Allan Grossman (1910–1991) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 11 11 18 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 33
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 41–43 06 Nov 1985 — 09 Sep 1987 1 10 3
2. ON 33
PC
 1 Party leader 41–43 16 Nov 1985 — 11 Sep 1987 1 9 26

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ I.M. Judith (Judy) Darcy  f 
 		 ⊕ Ronald M. Kanter  m 
 
Eligible: 35,582 Votes: 22,264 Participation: 62.57% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12515(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
PC
 1/4 8,054 36.66% +429 Loser:
NDP
 7,625 34.71% Barbara Beardsley

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,383 Votes: 22,785 Participation: 64.40% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12130(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
PC
 1/5 11,128 49.38% +2,977 Loser:
NDP
 8,151 36.17% Barbara Beardsley

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,589 Votes: 22,029 Participation: 57.09% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12265(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
PC
 1/6 10,674 49.10% +3,835 Loser:
LIB
 6,839 31.46% Anne Johnston

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,332 Votes: 25,792 Participation: 63.95% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12390(F) — 6 Jul 2023 19:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/5 10,332 40.47% +1,959 Loser:
NDP
 8,373 32.80% Margaret Griffiths
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 41
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,477 Votes: 31,275 Participation: 64.52% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5664(F) — 2 Oct 2021 11:08 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
43
PC
 2/4 10,483 33.80% -3,676 Winner:
LIB
 14,159 45.66% Ronald M. Kanter

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Lawrence "Larry" Sheldon Grossman		 21 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Lawrence "Larry" Sheldon Grossman		 21 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Larry Grossman (politician)		 21 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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