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♂ Thomas L. Wells
aliasThomas L. Wells
Record
64589 · 11584

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 6 0 6
Birth 2 May 1930 → 94 years ago
Lived 70 years + 5 months
First mandate 25 September 1963 → 60 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 4 months
Death 11 October 2000 → 23 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 5 months after 1 May 1985
Special notes
None
 
Thomas L. Wells (1930–2000)
© Photo 1972 Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Public domain
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 21 7 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊕ John F. Brewin  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Gerald Phillips  m 
 
Eligible: 34,300 Votes: 19,706 Participation: 57.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35519(F) — 24 Dec 2022 17:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
PC
 1/3 9,918 50.73% +5,069 Loser:
LIB
 4,849 24.80% F. Callan

Service: 4 years 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 39,876 Votes: 28,175 Participation: 70.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14046(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
PC
 1/3 11,729 42.03% +1,527 Loser:
NDP
 10,202 36.56% John F. Brewin

Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 55,480 Votes: 44,600 Participation: 80.39% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14162(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/4 24,982 56.16% +12,023 Loser:
NDP
 12,959 29.13% John F. Brewin

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,568 Votes: 38,215 Participation: 70.03% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12510(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/4 16,512 43.41% +2,677 Loser:
LIB
 13,835 36.37% Gerald Phillips

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 65,593 Votes: 42,114 Participation: 64.21% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12139(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/4 20,988 50.11% +10,685 Loser:
LIB
 10,303 24.60% Vera Brookes

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 93,279 Votes: 49,508 Participation: 53.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12260(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/3 29,961 60.98% +17,298 Loser:
LIB
 12,663 25.77% Vera Brookes

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 112,384 Votes: 64,818 Participation: 57.68% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12385(F) — 6 Jul 2023 22:06 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 30,504 47.52% Alvin Curling

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Thomas Leonard Wells		 17 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Thomas Leonard Wells		 17 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Leonard Wells		 17 Feb 2024

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