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♂ Gordon W. Walker
aliasGordon W. Walker
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 2 5
Birth 10 September 1941
Age 82 years + 7 months
First mandate 21 October 1971 → 52 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 38 years + 11 months ago (1 May 1985)
Special notes
None
 
Gordon W. Walker (1941– )
© 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
Ontario 11 9 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John P. Ferris  m 
⊖ E. Joan Smith  f 
 		 ⊖ Marvin L. Shore  m 
⊕ David Winninger  m 
 
Eligible: 56,545 Votes: 41,330 Participation: 73.09% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14126(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
PC
 1/4 17,266 41.90% +5,426 Loser:
NDP
 11,840 28.73% Charles Bigelow

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,103 Votes: 30,756 Participation: 66.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12474(F) — 23 Jul 2023 12:17 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
34
PC
 2/3 11,407 37.21% -2,282 Winner:
LIB
 13,689 44.65% Marvin L. Shore
Eligible: 59,614 Votes: 37,975 Participation: 63.70% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12099(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
35
PC
 1/3 16,011 42.39% +2,211 Loser:
LIB
 13,800 36.53% John P. Ferris

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 69,586 Votes: 36,205 Participation: 52.03% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12225(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/3 19,714 54.74% +8,598 Loser:
LIB
 11,116 30.86% Frank Green

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 76,692 Votes: 48,250 Participation: 62.91% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12350(F) — 6 Jul 2023 21:41 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
PC
 2/4 17,839 37.12% -6,683 Winner:
LIB
 24,522 51.03% E. Joan Smith

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Gordon Wayne Walker		 20 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Gordon Wayne Walker		 20 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Walker (businessman)		 20 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Feb 2024 13:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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