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♂ Richard F. Ruston
aliasRichard F. Ruston
Record
54458 · 11497

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 0 5
Birth 28 August 1919 → 104 years + 8 months ago
Lived 82 years + 8 months
First mandate 17 October 1967 → 56 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 1 month
Death 19 May 2002 → 21 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 18 days after 1 May 1985
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 17 6 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 18,640 Votes: 12,369 Participation: 66.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13980(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 1/3 5,829 47.48% +991 Loser:
PC
 4,838 39.41% Frederick Cada

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,387 Votes: 17,662 Participation: 75.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14097(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 7,087 40.30% +1,035 Loser:
NDP
 6,052 34.42% Joseph Young

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 32,187 Votes: 21,800 Participation: 67.73% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12444(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/3 9,550 44.05% +1,872 Loser:
NDP
 7,678 35.42% Lucien Lacasse

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,938 Votes: 19,261 Participation: 56.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12068(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/3 9,801 51.19% +4,837 Loser:
NDP
 4,964 25.92% Robert Bradley

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,704 Votes: 19,994 Participation: 54.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12194(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/3 9,187 46.14% +3,276 Loser:
NDP
 5,911 29.69% Marcel Lefebvre

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,624 Votes: 23,713 Participation: 61.39% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12319(F) — 6 Jul 2023 11:38 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
NDP
 7,901 33.56% Patrick M. Hayes

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Richard Fletcher Ruston		 28 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Richard Fletcher Ruston		 28 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Dick Ruston		 28 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Aug 2023 00:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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