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♂ W. Ross Milne
aliasW. Ross Milne
Record
43666 · 1366

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 4 5
Birth 27 August 1932
Age 91 years + 8 months
First mandate 8 July 1974 → 49 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 44 years + 11 months ago (21 May 1979)
Special notes
None
 
W. Ross Milne (1932– )
© Photo 1974 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 10 12

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ J. Ellwood Madill  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ John H. McDermid  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Gordon F. Massie  m 
 
Eligible: 72,619 Votes: 56,170 Participation: 77.35% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10265(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 2/5 20,759 36.96% -4,904 Winner:
PC
 25,663 45.69% J. Ellwood Madill
Eligible: 79,104 Votes: 58,927 Participation: 74.49% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10528(F) — 2 Oct 2021 14:03 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 1/6 27,299 46.47% +4,545 Loser:
PC
 22,754 38.74% J. Ellwood Madill

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 86,304 Votes: 65,261 Participation: 75.62% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4414(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 2/6 22,270 34.12% -8,772 Winner:
PC
 31,042 47.57% John H. McDermid
Eligible: 86,304 Votes: 62,589 Participation: 72.52% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4132(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
47
LIB
 2/6 24,876 39.86% -367 Winner:
PC
 25,243 40.45% John H. McDermid
Eligible: 111,967 Votes: 85,471 Participation: 76.34% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3847(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 2/5 23,325 27.43% -24,418 Winner:
PC
 47,743 56.15% John H. McDermid

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Ross Milne, M.P.		 20 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Ross Milne, député		 20 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ross Milne (Canadian politician)		 20 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Ross Milne (homme politique)		 20 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Feb 2024 15:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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