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♂ Donald S. Knight
aliasDon Knight
Record
32191 · 13483

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 0 1
Birth 9 April 1942
Age 82 years
First mandate 2 May 1985 → 38 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 43 years
 
Mandate ended 36 years + 7 months ago (9 September 1987)
Special notes
None
 
Donald S. Knight (1942– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Milton, Ontario (1980–1985)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 2 4 7 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 60,188 Votes: 35,483 Participation: 58.95% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12327(F) — 6 Jul 2023 20:31 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 1/4 14,991 42.46% +214 Loser:
PC
 14,777 41.86% Peter Pomeroy
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 43
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 50,586 Votes: 30,047 Participation: 59.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5595(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 15,833 53.03% Barbara A.P. Sullivan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Donald S. Knight		 09 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Donald S. Knight		 09 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Don Knight (politician)		 09 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Apr 2024 20:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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