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♀ Jennifer Cossitt
aliasJennifer Cossitt
Record
12721 · 1326

∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 22 June 1948
Age 75 years + 10 months
First mandate 12 October 1982 → 41 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 35 years + 5 months ago (20 November 1988)
Special notes
None
 
Jennifer Cossitt (1948– ) 200x246
© Photo 1984 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Thomas C. Cossitt (1923–1982) Spouse  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 1 8

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Jim Jordan  m 
 		 ⊕ Raymond J. Turmel  m 
 
Eligible: 57,747 Votes: 32,281 Participation: 55.90% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Ontario
12 October 1982
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10874(F) — 21 Jul 2022 22:21 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
PC
 1/5 18,401 57.00% +11,708 Loser:
LIB
 6,693 20.73% Chuck Anderson

Service: 1 year 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 59,043 Votes: 44,043 Participation: 74.59% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3883(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
PC
 1/5 26,961 61.50% +16,739 Loser:
LIB
 10,222 23.32% Chuck Anderson

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 46,416 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3588(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
PC
 2/5 18,053 38.89% -2,088 Winner:
LIB
 20,141 43.39% Jim Jordan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Jennifer Cossitt, M.P.		 16 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Jennifer Cossitt, députée		 16 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jennifer Cossitt		 16 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Jan 2024 22:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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