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♂ Donald A. Blenkarn
aliasDonald A. Blenkarn
Record
5399 · 1337

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 2 7
Birth 17 June 1930 → 93 years + 10 months ago
Lived 81 years + 7 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 4 months
Death 30 January 2012 → 12 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 3 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 

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 16 1 6

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Anthony C. Abbott  m 
 		 ⊕ Paul J.M. Szabo  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 103,807 Votes: 81,300 Participation: 78.32% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10264(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
PC
 1/4 31,981 39.34% +1,676 Loser:
LIB
 30,305 37.28% Bill Kent

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 118,909 Votes: 87,492 Participation: 73.58% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10527(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
PC
 2/5 34,080 39.08% -4,437 Winner:
LIB
 38,517 44.16% Anthony C. Abbott
Eligible: 70,959 Votes: 54,795 Participation: 77.22% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4456(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
48
PC
 1/6 26,802 48.91% +8,092 Loser:
LIB
 18,710 34.15% Peg Holloway

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 70,959 Votes: 52,046 Participation: 73.35% Candidacies: 7
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4174(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/7 21,480 41.45% +473 Loser:
LIB
 21,007 40.54% Paul J.M. Szabo

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 77,430 Votes: 58,614 Participation: 75.70% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3890(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 32,946 56.41% +16,072 Loser:
LIB
 16,874 28.89% Paul J.M. Szabo

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 47,175 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3595(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/6 24,482 51.90% +8,120 Loser:
LIB
 16,362 34.68% Gilbert Gillespie

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 66,018 Votes: 46,445 Participation: 70.35% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3297(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
PC
 3/9 10,763 23.35% -10,715 Winner:
LIB
 21,478 46.59% Paul J.M. Szabo

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Donald Alex Blenkarn, Q.C.		 28 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Donald Alex Blenkarn, c.r.		 28 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Don Blenkarn		 28 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jul 2023 12:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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