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♂ Ronald S. Ritchie
aliasRonald S. Ritchie
Record
52793 · 1409

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 4 July 1918 → 105 years + 9 months ago
Lived 89 years + 1 month
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 10 months
Death 18 August 2007 → 16 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 6 months after 17 February 1980
Special notes
None
 
Ronald S. Ritchie (1918–2007) 200x195
© Photo — 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 0 8 27

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊕ David M. Collenette  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Maurice B. Foster  m 
 
Eligible: 30,937 Votes: 21,927 Participation: 70.88% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10476(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
56
PC
 3/4 5,136 23.52% -6,224 Winner:
LIB
 11,360 52.02% Maurice B. Foster
Eligible: 63,628 Votes: 48,602 Participation: 76.38% Candidacies: 7
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4501(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
60
PC
 1/7 20,372 41.92% +1,281 Loser:
LIB
 19,091 39.28% David M. Collenette

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 63,628 Votes: 46,094 Participation: 72.44% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4219(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
PC
 2/6 16,672 36.33% -3,908 Winner:
LIB
 20,580 44.85% David M. Collenette

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ronald Stuart (Ron) Ritchie, C.M., M.P.		 16 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Ronald Stuart (Ron) Ritchie, C.M., député		 16 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ron Ritchie		 16 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Jan 2024 14:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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