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♂ John Horton McDermid
aliasJohn Horton McDermid
Record
40904 · 1376

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 17 March 1940
Age 84 years + 1 month
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
John Horton McDermid (1940– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 5 0

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 33
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 48 15 Sep 1988 — 29 Jan 1989 0 4 14
2. CA 33
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 48 15 Sep 1988 — 29 Jan 1989 0 4 14
3. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 48–50 30 Jan 1989 — 25 Feb 1991 2 0 26
4. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 50–53 26 Feb 1991 — 24 Jun 1993 2 3 29
5. CA 34
PC
 2 ✓ Minister of State/responsible 50–51 15 Mar 1991 — 20 Apr 1991 0 1 5
 1. Housing [Public Works]
 2. International Trade [External Affairs]
 3. Privatization and Regulatory Affairs [Finance]
 4. Finance and Privatization [Finance]
 5. Housing [Public Works] [Int]

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ George Dance  m 
 		 ⊕ W. Ross Milne  m  (3 runoffs)
 
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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
PC
 1/6 31,042 47.57% +8,772 Loser:
LIB
 22,270 34.12% W. Ross Milne

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/6 25,243 40.45% +367 Loser:
LIB
 24,876 39.86% W. Ross Milne

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/5 47,743 56.15% +24,418 Loser:
LIB
 23,325 27.43% W. Ross Milne

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 57,095 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3552(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/5 29,473 51.62% +15,426 Loser:
LIB
 14,047 24.60% H. Pandori

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 105,055 Votes: 68,685 Participation: 65.38% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3255(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
LIB
 35,203 51.65% Colleen Beaumier

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Horton McDermid, P.C., F.R.I., M.P.		 17 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Horton McDermid, C.P., F.R.I., député		 17 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
John McDermid		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John McDermid		 17 Mar 2024

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