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♂ Terence Wyly Monro Grier
aliasTerry Grier
Record
24639 · 1348

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 12 August 1936 → 87 years + 8 months ago
Lived 86 years + 7 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 2 months
Death 13 March 2023 → 1 year + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 48 years + 8 months after 7 July 1974
Special notes
None
 
Terence (Terry) Wyly Monro Grier (1936–2023)
© Photo 1973 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Ruth A. Grier (1936–) Spouse  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 8 6

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Gordon F. Massie  m 
 		 ⊖ W. Kenneth Robinson  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 33,625 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9987(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
31
NDP
 2/3 12,367 36.78% -2,097 Winner:
LIB
 14,464 43.02% W. Kenneth Robinson
Eligible: 46,800 Votes: 37,345 Participation: 79.80% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10242(F) — 28 Jun 2023 22:53 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
NDP
 1/5 14,722 39.42% +1,329 Loser:
LIB
 13,393 35.86% W. Kenneth Robinson
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 36
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 37
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,537 Votes: 35,713 Participation: 76.74% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10548(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
NDP
 2/5 12,584 35.43% -1,657 Winner:
LIB
 14,241 40.10% W. Kenneth Robinson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Terrence Wyly Grier		 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Terrence Wyly Grier		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Terry Grier		 14 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 22:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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