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♀ Lynn McDonald
aliasLynn McDonald
Record
41032 · 1378

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 2 3 5
Birth 15 July 1940
Age 83 years + 9 months
First mandate 12 October 1982 → 41 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 35 years + 5 months ago (20 November 1988)
Special notes
None
 
Lynn McDonald (1940– )
© Photo 1984 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 6 1 8

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Dennis J. Mills  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
 		 ⊕ Elizabeth Rowley  f 
⊕ John R. Williams  m 
 
Eligible: 55,012 Votes: 31,717 Participation: 57.65% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12237(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
40
NDP
 3/3 4,443 14.11% -11,201 Winner:
PC
 15,644 49.68% John R. Williams
Eligible: 46,204 Votes: 28,045 Participation: 60.70% Candidacies: 9
Federal
32		 Ontario
12 October 1982
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10873(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
NDP
 1/9 10,967 39.11% +1,963 Loser:
IND
 9,004 32.11% Peter Worthington

Service: 1 year 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,773 Votes: 33,324 Participation: 76.13% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3849(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
NDP
 1/5 15,066 45.59% +3,611 Loser:
PC
 11,455 34.67% Peter Worthington

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 40,643 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3554(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
NDP
 2/7 14,616 35.96% -1,192 Winner:
LIB
 15,808 38.89% Dennis J. Mills
Eligible: 60,175 Votes: 38,973 Participation: 64.77% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3341(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
53
NDP
 2/9 5,381 13.95% -18,177 Winner:
LIB
 23,558 61.07% Dennis J. Mills

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ms. Lynn McDonald, M.P.		 28 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Madame Lynn McDonald, députée		 28 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Lynn McDonald		 28 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jan 2024 10:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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