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♂ Walter G. Pitman
aliasWalter G. Pitman
Record
49836 · 11535

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Ontario 1 1 2
Total 2 3 5
Birth 18 May 1929 → 94 years + 11 months ago
Lived 89 years
First mandate 31 October 1960 → 63 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 5 months
Death 12 June 2018 → 5 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 46 years + 7 months after 20 October 1971
Special notes
None
 
Walter G. Pitman (1929–2018)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
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
Canada 1 7 15
Ontario 4 0 3 Z
TOTAL 5 7 18

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Keith R. Brown  m 
⊖ Donald W. Munro  m 
⊖ John M. Turner  m 
 		 ⊖ J. Hugh Faulkner  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Fred F. Stenson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 35,418 Votes: 28,847 Participation: 81.45% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 October 1960
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24491(F) — 3 Sep 2022 15:13 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
31
NP
 1/3 13,207 45.78% +2,961 Loser:
PC
 10,246 35.52% Harold S. Matthews

Service: 1 year 7 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,005 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24634(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
33
NDP
 2/3 11,605 36.26% -580 Winner:
PC
 12,185 38.07% Fred F. Stenson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 34,351 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24898(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
33
NDP
 3/4 11,131 32.40% -778 Winner:
PC
 11,909 34.67% Fred F. Stenson
Eligible: 45,847 Votes: 34,219 Participation: 74.64% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14033(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
NDP
 1/3 15,432 45.34% +2,759 Loser:
PC
 12,673 37.24% Keith R. Brown

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 56,350 Votes: 43,768 Participation: 77.67% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14148(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
NDP
 2/3 18,042 41.34% -590 Winner:
PC
 18,632 42.69% John M. Turner

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Walter George Pitman		 24 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Walter George Pitman		 24 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter George Pitman, O.C., O.Ont., M.P.		 24 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter George Pitman, O.C., O.Ont., député		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Walter Pitman		 24 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Walter Pitman		 24 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Feb 2024 15:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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