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♂ W. Earl Rowe
aliasW. Earl Rowe
Record
54091 · 11486

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth c. 1951
Age ± 73 years
First mandate 2 May 1985 → 38 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age ± 34 years
 
Mandate ended 36 years + 7 months ago (9 September 1987)
Special notes
None
 
W. Earl Rowe (c.1951– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Arza C. Casselman (1891–1958) Uncle  
⊖ William E. Rowe (1894–1984) Grandfather  
⊖ Jean Casselman Wadds (1920–2011) Aunt  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 2 4 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Bruce Owen  m 
 		 ⊕ Paul Wessenger  m 
 
Eligible: 66,952 Votes: 40,695 Participation: 60.78% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12388(F) — 6 Jul 2023 19:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±34
PC
 1/4 15,379 38.04% +534 Loser:
LIB
 14,845 36.72% Edgar Whiteside
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 ±34
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,588 Votes: 35,973 Participation: 62.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5661(F) — 12 Feb 2022 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±36
PC
 2/3 12,982 36.34% -2,492 Winner:
LIB
 15,474 43.32% Bruce Owen

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Earl W. Rowe		 06 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Earl W. Rowe		 06 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Earl W. Rowe		 06 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Mar 2024 22:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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