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♂ William J. Vankoughnet
aliasWilliam J. Vankoughnet
Record
62934 · 1389

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Ontario 1 0 1
Total 5 2 7
Birth 7 January 1943
Age 81 years + 3 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 24 years + 10 months ago (2 June 1999)
Special notes
None
 
William J. Vankoughnet (1943– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Even though the charges were dropped, Vankoughnet, an Ontario Progressive Conservative, saw his political career begin to decline in May 1996, when he was caught trying to buy sexual favours from an undercover police officer who was posing as a prostitute.
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 5 0
Ontario 3 11 24 Z
TOTAL 18 4 24

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Larry McCormick  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Fred Wilson  m 
 		 ⊕ Scott J. Reid  m 
 
Eligible: 47,489 Votes: 34,821 Participation: 73.32% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4442(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
PC
 1/4 17,537 50.36% +6,361 Loser:
LIB
 11,176 32.10% Ron Vastokas

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 47,489 Votes: 33,693 Participation: 70.95% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4160(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
PC
 1/4 14,211 42.32% +1,079 Loser:
LIB
 13,132 39.11% Ron Vastokas

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,697 Votes: 35,695 Participation: 73.30% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3875(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/4 19,996 56.26% +10,239 Loser:
LIB
 9,757 27.45% Ron Vastokas

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 43,157 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3580(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/5 17,247 39.96% +868 Loser:
LIB
 16,379 37.95% Earl Smith

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,355 Votes: 48,287 Participation: 67.67% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3282(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
PC
 2/7 10,963 22.81% -13,119 Winner:
LIB
 24,082 50.10% Larry McCormick
Eligible: 51,066 Votes: 31,926 Participation: 62.52% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5329(F) — 23 Jul 2023 12:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
PC
 1/6 12,211 38.52% +1,962 Loser:
LIB
 10,249 32.33% Peter Walker
After his election:
1 May 1996 53
PC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
23 Sep 1996 53
IND
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't & Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 71,406 Votes: 43,903 Participation: 61.48% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5118(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 20,395 46.74% Leona Dombrowsky
Eligible: 86,191 Votes: 56,729 Participation: 65.82% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1104(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
61
IND
 5/6 820 1.45% -26,746 Winner:
CPC
 27,566 48.77% Scott J. Reid

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Bill Vankoughnet		 17 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Bill Vankoughnet		 17 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William John Vankoughnet, M.P.		 17 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William John Vankoughnet, député		 17 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Vankoughnet		 17 Feb 2024

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