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♂ R. Douglas Kennedy
aliasR. Douglas Kennedy
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 0 5
Birth 15 June 1916 → 107 years + 10 months ago
Lived 86 years + 11 months
First mandate 17 October 1967 → 56 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 4 months
Death 27 May 2003 → 20 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 26 days after 1 May 1985
Special notes
None
 
R. Douglas Kennedy (1916–2003)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Ted Chudleigh (c. 1943–) Nephew  
⊖ Thomas L. Kennedy (1878–1959) Uncle  
 

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: 47,061 Votes: 31,972 Participation: 67.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14021(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
PC
 1/3 13,377 42.13% +3,618 Loser:
LIB
 9,759 30.74% Edward Glista

Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 73,646 Votes: 54,214 Participation: 73.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14146(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/3 29,569 54.63% +17,282 Loser:
LIB
 12,287 22.70% Herbert Breithaupt

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,104 Votes: 27,687 Participation: 69.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12479(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/3 11,870 43.04% +3,144 Loser:
LIB
 8,726 31.64% Michael Garvey

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,511 Votes: 28,515 Participation: 67.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12103(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
PC
 1/3 13,622 47.91% +6,006 Loser:
LIB
 7,616 26.78% Michael Garvey

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,153 Votes: 25,655 Participation: 55.59% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12229(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
PC
 1/3 14,165 55.63% +6,993 Loser:
LIB
 7,172 28.17% Basil Gerol

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,692 Votes: 29,784 Participation: 59.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12354(F) — 6 Jul 2023 18:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
PC
 13,186 44.58% Margaret Marland

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert Douglas Kennedy		 22 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert Douglas Kennedy		 22 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Douglas Kennedy (politician)		 22 Feb 2024

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