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♂ Douglas Grinslade Lewis
aliasDoug Lewis
Record
36161 · 1403

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 17 April 1938
Age 86 years
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Douglas Grinslade Lewis (1938– )
© Photo 1988 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 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 49–50 27 Aug 1987 — 06 Dec 1988 1 3 9
2. CA 34
PC
 1 ✓ Minister 50 07 Dec 1988 — 29 Jan 1989 0 1 22
3. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 50–51 30 Jan 1989 — 22 Feb 1990 1 0 23
4. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 51–53 23 Feb 1990 — 20 Apr 1991 1 1 28
5. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 53–55 21 Apr 1991 — 03 Nov 1993 2 6 13
6. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 55 25 Jun 1993 — 24 Oct 1993 0 3 29
7. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 55 25 Jun 1993 — 03 Nov 1993 0 4 9
 1. Minister of State [Treasury Board]
 2. President [Treasury Board] [Int]
 3. Justice and Attorney General
 4. Transport
 5. Solicitor General
 6. Ontario [Without portfolio]
 7. Government House Leader

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Paul J. DeVillers  m 
 		 ⊖ Alan G. Martin  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 57,704 Votes: 41,771 Participation: 72.39% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4481(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
PC
 1/3 19,388 46.41% +8,104 Loser:
NDP
 11,284 27.01% Fayne Bullen

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 57,704 Votes: 40,932 Participation: 70.93% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4199(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/3 14,874 36.44% +66 Loser:
LIB
 14,808 36.28% Alan G. Martin

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 59,485 Votes: 45,528 Participation: 76.54% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3920(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/5 24,887 54.96% +12,825 Loser:
LIB
 12,062 26.64% Alan G. Martin

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 49,597 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3625(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/3 21,847 44.05% +3,092 Loser:
LIB
 18,755 37.81% Alan G. Martin

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 80,963 Votes: 57,283 Participation: 70.75% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3328(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
PC
 3/7 13,141 23.09% -9,975 Winner:
LIB
 23,116 40.61% Paul J. DeVillers

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Douglas Grinslade Lewis, P.C., Q.C., F.C.A., M.P.		 11 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Douglas Grinslade Lewis, P.C., c.r., F.C.A., député		 11 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Doug Lewis (politician)		 11 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Doug Lewis (homme politique)		 11 Mar 2024

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