Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Harry A. Worton
aliasHarry A. Worton
Record
66204 · 11561

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Ontario 8 0 8
Birth 17 February 1921 → 103 years + 2 months ago
Lived 81 years + 1 month
First mandate 9 June 1955 → 68 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 3 months
Death 22 March 2002 → 22 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 10 months 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 29 10 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
1 documented challenger
William E. Hamilton  m 
 

 
Eligible: 27,163 Votes: 20,698 Participation: 76.20% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25
Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35277(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
1/3 9,924 48.38% +1,968 Loser:
PC
7,956 38.78% William E. Hamilton

Service:
4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,881 Votes: 20,830 Participation: 69.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26
Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35391(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:41 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
1/3 10,427 50.47% +3,467 Loser:
PC
6,960 33.69% R. Freure

Service:
4 years 3 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 32,519 Votes: 23,045 Participation: 70.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27
Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35497(F) — 24 Dec 2022 16:57 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
1/3 10,829 47.36% +2,146 Loser:
PC
8,683 37.98% Norman Jary

Service:
4 years 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,496 Votes: 26,995 Participation: 73.97% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28
Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14062(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
1/3 12,553 46.91% +4,427 Loser:
PC
8,126 30.37% Norman Jary

Service:
4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,836 Votes: 36,403 Participation: 74.54% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29
Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14180(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
1/4 16,606 45.94% +6,856 Loser:
PC
9,750 26.97% Colin Darroch

Service:
3 years 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,387 Votes: 31,027 Participation: 68.36% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30
Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12526(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
1/5 15,654 50.69% +7,886 Loser:
NDP
7,768 25.15% Carl Hamilton

Service:
1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,868 Votes: 32,200 Participation: 67.27% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31
Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12151(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
1/5 16,212 50.52% +8,326 Loser:
NDP
7,886 24.57% Carl Hamilton

Service:
3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 53,650 Votes: 30,504 Participation: 56.86% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32
Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12276(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
1/4 16,237 53.57% +8,320 Loser:
PC
7,917 26.12% Peter Mercer

Service:
4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,973 Votes: 37,952 Participation: 65.46% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33
Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12401(F) — 6 Jul 2023 22:17 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64
Successor:
LIB
17,995 47.83% Enrico E. (Rick) Ferraro

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Harry A. Worton
30 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Harry A. Worton
30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Harry Worton
30 Jul 2023
FR Wikipédia
Harry Worton
30 Jul 2023


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