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♂ Neil Young
aliasNeil Young
Record
66674 · 1325

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 28 August 1936 → 87 years + 8 months ago
Lived 78 years + 6 months
First mandate 18 February 1980 → 44 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 5 months
Death 7 March 2015 → 9 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 4 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
Neil Young (1936–2015)
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — 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
Canada 13 8 3

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Trevor Hancock  m 
⊕ Robin M. Richardson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Maria Minna  f 
⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
 
Eligible: 49,244 Votes: 37,182 Participation: 75.51% Candidacies: 8
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4413(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
42
NDP
 2/8 12,322 33.14% -518 Winner:
PC
 12,840 34.53% Robin M. Richardson
Eligible: 49,244 Votes: 35,783 Participation: 72.66% Candidacies: 7
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4131(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
NDP
 1/7 12,675 35.58% +1,496 Loser:
LIB
 11,179 31.38% Terry O'Reilly

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,445 Votes: 36,949 Participation: 76.27% Candidacies: 8
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3845(F) — 6 Sep 2021 13:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
NDP
 1/8 14,914 40.62% +2,471 Loser:
PC
 12,443 33.89% Jack Jones

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 44,813 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3550(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
NDP
 1/8 15,760 35.17% +860 Loser:
LIB
 14,900 33.25% Terry Kelly

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 66,267 Votes: 43,780 Participation: 66.07% Candidacies: 11
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3253(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
NDP
 2/11 8,037 18.56% -9,602 Winner:
LIB
 17,639 40.73% Maria Minna

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Neil Young		 26 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Neil Young		 26 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Neil Young (politician)		 26 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Mar 2024 20:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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