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♂ W. Kenneth Bryden
aliasW. Kenneth Bryden
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 9 April 1916 → 108 years ago
Lived 85 years + 8 months
First mandate 11 June 1959 → 64 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 2 months
Death 17 December 2001 → 22 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 2 months after 16 October 1967
Special notes
None
 
W. Kenneth Bryden (1916–2001)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Marion H. Bryden (1918–2013) Spouse  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 8 4 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Harold F. Fishleigh  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 36,256 Votes: 20,367 Participation: 56.18% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35281(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
39
CCF
 2/4 7,450 37.14% -1,305 Winner:
PC
 8,755 43.65% Harold F. Fishleigh
Eligible: 33,267 Votes: 19,108 Participation: 57.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35397(F) — 23 Jul 2023 12:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
CCF
 1/3 7,883 41.87% +267 Loser:
PC
 7,616 40.45% Harold F. Fishleigh
After his election:
8 Oct 1961 45
CCF
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 3 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,686 Votes: 19,876 Participation: 48.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35503(F) — 24 Dec 2022 17:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
NDP
 1/3 9,020 45.89% +1,281 Loser:
PC
 7,739 39.37% George Hogan

Service: 4 years 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,401 Votes: 24,310 Participation: 66.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13955(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
NDP
 10,522 43.58% John L. Brown

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Kenneth Bryden		 19 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Kenneth Bryden		 19 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Kenneth Bryden		 19 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Kenneth Bryden		 19 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Feb 2024 22:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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