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♂ Edward J. Ziemba
aliasEdward J. Ziemba
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 2 May 1932
Age 91 years + 11 months
First mandate 18 September 1975 → 48 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 43 years + 1 month ago (18 March 1981)
Special notes
None
 
Edward J. Ziemba (1932– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Elaine Ziemba (c. 1942–) Sister-in-law  
 
Well that's interesting!
In the 1950s, Ziemba adopted the name Eddie John Harris, arguing, "It was a good way to do business, to adopt an anglicized name." This fact only came to light after he had been elected to the Ontario legislature, representing the NDP.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 5 5 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Yuri R. Shymko  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 37,484 Votes: 25,776 Participation: 68.77% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12458(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
NDP
 1/5 10,172 39.84% +1,844 Loser:
PC
 8,328 32.62% Yuri R. Shymko

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,708 Votes: 25,752 Participation: 66.53% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12082(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
NDP
 1/5 10,409 40.86% +779 Loser:
PC
 9,630 37.80% William Boytchuk

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,235 Votes: 24,710 Participation: 64.63% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12208(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
NDP
 2/4 8,793 36.03% -2,680 Winner:
PC
 11,473 47.01% Yuri R. Shymko

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Edward J. Ziemba		 04 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Edward J. Ziemba		 04 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ed Ziemba		 04 Feb 2024

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Rev.:  4 Feb 2024 09:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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