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♂ Reginald Cyril Symes
aliasReginald Cyril Symes
Record
59914 · 1341

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 30 April 1943
Age 80 years + 11 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 44 years + 2 months ago (17 February 1980)
Special notes
None
 
Reginald Cyril Symes (1943– )
© Photo 1979 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 3 15

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Ronald A. Irwin  m 
 		 ⊖ C. Terrence Murphy  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 44,807 Votes: 35,145 Participation: 78.44% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10273(F) — 28 Jun 2023 22:41 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
29
NDP
 1/3 12,903 36.71% +264 Loser:
LIB
 12,639 35.96% C. Terrence Murphy
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 29
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 31
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,643 Votes: 37,898 Participation: 79.55% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10536(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
NDP
 1/4 19,044 50.50% +3,554 Loser:
LIB
 15,490 41.08% Alex Sinclair

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,840 Votes: 32,448 Participation: 74.01% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4477(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
NDP
 1/5 12,089 37.26% +515 Loser:
LIB
 11,574 35.67% C. Terrence Murphy

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,840 Votes: 32,332 Participation: 73.75% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4195(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
36
NDP
 2/4 12,542 38.94% -2,907 Winner:
LIB
 15,449 47.96% Ronald A. Irwin

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Reginald Cyril Symes, M.P.		 26 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Reginald Cyril Symes, député		 26 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Cyril Symes		 26 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Mar 2024 20:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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