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♂ J. Wilfred Spooner
aliasJ. Wilfred Spooner
Record
58275 · 11493

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 3 2 5
Total 3 3 6
Birth 8 February 1910 → 114 years + 2 months ago
Lived 91 years
First mandate 9 June 1955 → 68 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 4 months
Death 14 February 2001 → 23 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 3 months after 16 October 1967
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 12 4 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph-Arthur Bradette  m 
⊖ William J. Grummett  m 
 		 ⊕ William H. Ferrier  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 37,404 Votes: 25,351 Participation: 67.78% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23199(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
35
PC
 3/3 4,711 18.58% -8,574 Winner:
LIB
 13,285 52.40% Joseph-Arthur Bradette
Eligible: 37,330 Votes: 24,349 Participation: 65.23% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35206(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
PC
 1/3 11,904 49.43% +612 Loser:
CCF
 11,292 46.89% William J. Grummett

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,233 Votes: 25,486 Participation: 66.66% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35316(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/4 12,247 48.66% +4,659 Loser:
CCF
 7,588 30.15% Léopold Gagnon

Service: 4 years 3 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,400 Votes: 25,424 Participation: 62.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35422(F) — 24 Dec 2022 15:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
 1/3 12,983 51.40% +4,874 Loser:
NDP
 8,109 32.10% Joseph Zbitnew

Service: 4 years 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,185 Votes: 19,440 Participation: 71.51% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13968(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
PC
 2/3 7,576 39.35% -801 Winner:
NDP
 8,377 43.51% William H. Ferrier
Eligible: 31,697 Votes: 23,672 Participation: 74.68% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14088(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
61
PC
 2/4 10,728 45.65% -655 Winner:
NDP
 11,383 48.43% William H. Ferrier

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Joseph Wilfred Spooner		 12 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Joseph Wilfred Spooner		 12 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Wilf Spooner		 12 Sep 2023

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