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♂ John Henry Reimer
aliasJohn Reimer
Record
52106 · 1390

Mennonite   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 43%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 4 7
Birth 16 July 1936
Age 87 years + 9 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
John Henry Reimer (1936– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 ✗
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
Canada 9 10 15

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
8 documented challengers
⊕ Michael D. Chong  m 
⊕ Anna Di Carlo  f 
⊖ William G. Ferguson  m 
⊕ Lynn A. Myers  m 
 		 ⊕ David R. Cooke  m 
⊕ John R. English  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Peter J. Lang  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Karen Redman  f 
 
Eligible: 71,742 Votes: 51,853 Participation: 72.28% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4447(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
PC
 1/6 23,230 44.80% +6,330 Loser:
LIB
 16,900 32.59% David R. Cooke

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,742 Votes: 49,876 Participation: 69.52% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4165(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
PC
 2/6 17,990 36.24% -1,512 Winner:
LIB
 19,502 39.28% Peter J. Lang
Eligible: 77,292 Votes: 57,277 Participation: 74.10% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3880(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
48
PC
 1/4 26,710 46.84% +10,580 Loser:
LIB
 16,130 28.29% Peter J. Lang

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 53,640 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3585(F) — 6 Sep 2021 12:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/5 22,400 41.76% +3,056 Loser:
LIB
 19,344 36.06% John R. English

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 79,446 Votes: 53,131 Participation: 66.88% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3286(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
PC
 3/7 10,413 19.76% -16,203 Winner:
LIB
 26,616 50.51% John R. English
Eligible: 75,224 Votes: 48,403 Participation: 64.35% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2985(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
60
PC
 2/4 10,960 22.78% -12,129 Winner:
LIB
 23,089 48.00% Karen Redman
Eligible: 77,610 Votes: 45,097 Participation: 58.11% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2713(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
64
CA
 2/6 14,797 32.93% -4,822 Winner:
LIB
 19,619 43.66% Lynn A. Myers

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Henry Reimer, M.P.		 26 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Henry Reimer, député		 26 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Reimer		 26 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Apr 2024 07:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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