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♂ Yuri R. Shymko
aliasYuri R. Shymko
Record
56621 · 1307

Ukranian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 43%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Ontario 2 3 5
Total 3 4 7
Birth 6 September 1940
Age 83 years + 7 months
First mandate 16 October 1978 → 45 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 36 years + 7 months ago (9 September 1987)
Special notes
None
 
Yuri R. Shymko (1940– )
© Photo 2006 — licensed under CC0
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 0 7 4
Ontario 6 5 20 Z
TOTAL 7 0 24

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
6 documented challengers
⊕ Arthur C. Eggleton  m 
⊕ Jesse P. Flis  m 
⊕ Edward J. Ziemba  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ David G. Fleet  m 
⊖ Morton Shulman  m 
⊕ Elaine Ziemba  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 41,037 Votes: 30,527 Participation: 74.39% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14113(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
31
PC
 2/4 9,227 30.50% -7,282 Winner:
NDP
 16,509 54.58% Morton Shulman
Eligible: 37,484 Votes: 25,776 Participation: 68.77% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12458(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
35
PC
 2/5 8,328 32.62% -1,844 Winner:
NDP
 10,172 39.84% Edward J. Ziemba
Eligible: 36,612 Votes: 17,476 Participation: 47.73% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Ontario
16 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10899(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
PC
 1/4 6,759 38.68% +1,038 Loser:
LIB
 5,721 32.74% Arthur C. Eggleton

Service: 7 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 55,433 Votes: 40,558 Participation: 73.17% Candidacies: 7
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4469(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
PC
 2/7 15,207 37.49% -74 Winner:
LIB
 15,281 37.68% Jesse P. Flis
Eligible: 38,235 Votes: 24,710 Participation: 64.63% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12208(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
PC
 1/4 11,473 47.01% +2,680 Loser:
NDP
 8,793 36.03% Edward J. Ziemba

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,737 Votes: 26,424 Participation: 70.02% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12333(F) — 6 Jul 2023 18:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/6 9,960 38.13% +330 Loser:
NDP
 9,630 36.87% Elaine Ziemba
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 44
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,433 Votes: 28,206 Participation: 64.94% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5602(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
PC
 2/4 8,823 31.64% -814 Winner:
LIB
 9,637 34.56% David G. Fleet

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Yuri Shymko		 16 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Yuri Shymko		 16 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Yuri Roman Shymko, M.P.		 16 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Yuri Roman Shymko, député		 16 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Yuri Shymko		 16 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Yuri_Shymko		 16 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Feb 2024 19:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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