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♂ David Edward Crombie
aliasDavid Crombie
Record
13492 · 1308

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 24 April 1936
Age 88 years
First mandate 16 October 1978 → 45 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 35 years + 10 months ago (31 May 1988)
Special notes
None
 
David Edward Crombie (1936– )
© Photo 2016 Geo Swan — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Toronto, Ontario (1972–1978)
Mun./Co. Council Toronto, Ontario (1969–1972)
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 9 7 11

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 31
PC
 1 Minister 43 04 Jun 1979 — 02 Mar 1980 0 8 27
2. CA 33
PC
 1 Minister 48–50 17 Sep 1984 — 29 Jun 1986 1 9 12
3. CA 33
PC
 1 Minister 50–51 30 Jun 1986 — 30 Mar 1988 1 9 0
 1. National Health and Welfare
 2. Indian Affairs and Northern Development
 3. Secretary of State of Canada

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Anne C. Cools  f  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Daniel Goldstick  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ John L. Evans  m 
⊖ William C. Graham  m 
 
Eligible: 47,645 Votes: 32,325 Participation: 67.85% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 Ontario
16 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10902(F) — 28 Nov 2022 05:18 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
PC
 1/6 18,732 57.95% +8,618 Loser:
LIB
 10,114 31.29% John L. Evans

Service: 7 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 59,557 Votes: 39,348 Participation: 66.07% Candidacies: 10
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4475(F) — 28 Nov 2022 05:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/10 18,594 47.26% +5,607 Loser:
LIB
 12,987 33.01% Anne C. Cools

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 59,557 Votes: 38,613 Participation: 64.83% Candidacies: 9
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4193(F) — 28 Nov 2022 05:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/9 16,862 43.96% +1,869 Loser:
LIB
 14,993 39.08% Anne C. Cools

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,446 Votes: 44,314 Participation: 73.31% Candidacies: 7
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3911(F) — 30 Jan 2022 14:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/7 23,211 52.80% +11,723 Loser:
LIB
 11,488 26.13% William C. Graham
After his election:
31 May 1988 52
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 3 years 8 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 54,893 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3616(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
PC
 22,704 41.36% David S.H. MacDonald

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. David Edward Crombie, P.C., O.C.		 24 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. David Edward Crombie, C.P., O.C.		 24 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
David Crombie		 24 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Apr 2024 07:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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