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♂ Melville Carlyle Germa
aliasBud Germa
Record
22621 · 12137

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Ontario 3 2 5
Total 4 4 8
Birth 5 August 1920 → 103 years + 8 months ago
Lived 72 years + 10 months
First mandate 29 May 1967 → 56 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 9 months
Death 17 June 1993 → 30 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 2 months after 18 March 1981
Special notes
None
 
Melville Carlyle (Bud) Germa (1920–1993)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Sudbury, Ontario (1963–1967)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 0 26
Ontario 9 4 25 Z
TOTAL 10 5 21

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph J. Fabbro  m 
⊖ James A. Jerome  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Elmer W. Sopha  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ James K. Gordon  m 
⊖ D. Rodger Mitchell  m 
 
Eligible: 37,329 Votes: 24,622 Participation: 65.96% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35491(F) — 24 Dec 2022 16:54 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
NDP
 3/3 5,022 20.53% -5,154 Winner:
LIB
 10,176 41.60% Elmer W. Sopha
Eligible: 39,163 Votes: 29,898 Participation: 76.34% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25179(F) — 29 Jan 2022 13:37 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
NDP
 2/3 10,749 36.23% -2,498 Winner:
LIB
 13,247 44.65% D. Rodger Mitchell
Eligible: 39,163 Votes: 28,765 Participation: 73.45% Candidacies: 5
Federal
27		 Ontario
29 May 1967
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25296(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
NDP
 1/5 12,982 45.13% +159 Loser:
LIB
 12,823 44.58% James A. Jerome

Service: 1 year 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 37,628 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10026(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
NDP
 2/3 12,260 32.58% -7,412 Winner:
LIB
 19,672 52.28% James A. Jerome
Eligible: 41,779 Votes: 29,313 Participation: 70.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14171(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
NDP
 1/3 11,905 40.92% +2,770 Loser:
LIB
 9,135 31.40% Michael Meehan

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,143 Votes: 32,155 Participation: 74.53% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12520(F) — 20 Feb 2024 17:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
NDP
 1/4 12,258 38.35% +2,278 Loser:
LIB
 9,980 31.22% Elmer W. Sopha

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,133 Votes: 26,910 Participation: 62.39% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12144(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
NDP
 1/4 11,117 41.62% +2,632 Loser:
PC
 8,485 31.77% Peter Crossgrove

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 42,119 Votes: 26,418 Participation: 62.72% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12270(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
NDP
 2/4 8,052 30.72% -3,991 Winner:
PC
 12,043 45.95% James K. Gordon

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Melville "Bud" Carlyle Germa		 27 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Melville "Bud" Carlyle Germa		 27 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Melville Carlyle Germa, M.P.		 27 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Melville Carlyle Germa, député		 27 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bud Germa		 27 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Bud Germa		 27 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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