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♂ Walter Franklin McLean
aliasWalter McLean
Record
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Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 26 April 1936
Age 88 years
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 43 years
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Walter Franklin McLean (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 ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Waterloo, Ontario (1976–1979)
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 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 48–50 17 Sep 1984 — 29 Jun 1986 1 9 12
2. CA 33
PC
 1 Minister 48–49 17 Sep 1984 — 19 Aug 1985 0 11 2
3. CA 33
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 49–50 20 Aug 1985 — 29 Jun 1986 0 10 9
 1. Status of Women
 2. Secretary of State of Canada
 3. Immigration [Employment and Immigration]

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Lynn A. Myers  m 
 		 ⊕ Stephen Woodworth  m 
 
Eligible: 72,970 Votes: 51,750 Participation: 70.92% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4494(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
PC
 1/5 23,837 46.06% +5,665 Loser:
LIB
 18,172 35.11% Frank Epp

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 72,970 Votes: 51,704 Participation: 70.86% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4212(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/6 20,609 39.99% +154 Loser:
LIB
 20,455 39.70% Frank Epp

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 77,042 Votes: 56,864 Participation: 73.81% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3931(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/4 31,898 56.35% +17,987 Loser:
LIB
 13,911 24.57% Lynn A. Myers

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 59,745 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3636(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/4 26,949 45.11% +5,234 Loser:
LIB
 21,715 36.35% Stephen Woodworth

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 99,234 Votes: 62,888 Participation: 63.37% Candidacies: 8
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3344(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LIB
 26,269 42.14% Andrew P. Telegdi

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Walter Franklin McLean, P.C., M.P.		 26 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Walter Franklin McLean, C.P., député		 26 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Walter McLean		 26 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Apr 2024 07:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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