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♂ John N. Turner
aliasJohn N. Turner
Record
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Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 0 8
Birth 7 June 1929 → 94 years + 10 months ago
Lived 91 years + 3 months
First mandate 18 June 1962 → 61 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 33 years
Death 19 September 2020 → 3 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 10 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
One of the nine candidates in the 1968 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.
 
John N. Turner (1929–2020)
© Photo House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ David W. Kilgour (1941–2022) Brother-in-law  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 22 9 8

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 27
LIB
 1 Minister 36–37 18 Dec 1965 — 03 Apr 1967 1 3 16
2. CA 27
LIB
 1 Minister 38–39 20 Apr 1968 — 05 Jul 1968 0 2 15
3. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister 39–42 06 Jul 1968 — 27 Jan 1972 3 6 21
4. CA 28–30
LIB
 1 Minister 42–46 28 Jan 1972 — 09 Sep 1975 3 7 12
5. CA 32–34
LIB
 1 Party leader 55–61 16 Jun 1984 — 22 Jun 1990 6 0 6
6. CA 32
LIB
 1 Prime Minister 55 30 Jun 1984 — 16 Sep 1984 0 2 17
7. CA 33–34
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 55–60 17 Sep 1984 — 07 Feb 1990 5 4 21
 1. Without portfolio
 2. Solicitor General
 3. Justice and Attorney General
 4. Finance

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Franz S. Auf der Maur  m 
⊖ Jim Bohlen  m 
⊕ William H. Clarke  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Blair T. Longley  m 
 		 ⊖ Kenneth C. Binks  m 
⊖ Egan Chambers  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ David F. Hall  m 
⊖ William F.W. (Bill) Neville  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,915 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Québec
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24729(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
LIB
 1/4 7,227 51.94% +2,258 Loser:
PC
 4,969 35.71% Egan Chambers

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,662 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Québec
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24994(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 1/4 8,552 58.33% +4,756 Loser:
PC
 3,796 25.89% Egan Chambers

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,255 Votes: 11,693 Participation: 60.73% Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Québec
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25263(F) — 30 Mar 2024 17:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/4 6,920 60.08% +4,272 Loser:
PC
 2,648 22.99% Alfred Warkentin

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 43,767 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10005(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 28,987 66.23% +17,322 Loser:
PC
 11,665 26.65% Kenneth C. Binks

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 81,119 Votes: 66,021 Participation: 81.39% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10260(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/4 31,316 47.43% +8,675 Loser:
PC
 22,641 34.29% Strome Galloway

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 93,141 Votes: 72,344 Participation: 77.67% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10523(F) — 11 Apr 2024 19:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 38,463 53.37% +10,875 Loser:
PC
 27,588 38.28% William F.W. (Bill) Neville
After his election:
12 Feb 1976 46
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 1 year 7 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 93,141 Votes: 67,368 Participation: 72.33% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Ontario
18 October 1976
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10884(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
PC
 34,477 51.18% Jean E. Pigott
Eligible: 58,392 Votes: 49,824 Participation: 85.33% Candidacies: 11
Federal
33		 British Columbia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3797(F) — 10 Jan 2022 19:34 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
55
LIB
 1/11 21,794 43.94% +3,213 Loser:
PC
 18,581 37.46% William H. Clarke

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 54,654 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 12
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3502(F) — 30 Jan 2022 16:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
59
LIB
 1/12 24,021 43.95% +7,357 Loser:
PC
 16,664 30.49% William H. Clarke

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 77,987 Votes: 52,027 Participation: 66.71% Candidacies: 13
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3202(F) — 1 Feb 2022 10:41 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 20,364 39.46% Edward W. McWhinney

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
John Turner		 11 Feb 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
John Turner		 11 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. John Napier Turner, P.C., C.C., Q.C.		 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. John Napier Turner, C.P., C.C., c.r.		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Turner		 11 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Turner (homme politique)		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 18:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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