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♂ Kenneth C. Binks
aliasKenneth C. Binks
Record
4906 · 1411

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Birth 19 May 1925 → 98 years + 11 months ago
Lived 93 years + 3 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 54 years
Death 14 September 2018 → 5 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 38 years + 6 months after 17 February 1980
Special notes
None
 
Kenneth C. Binks (1925–2018)
© Photo 1979 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 0 8 27

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ C. Lloyd Francis  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
 		 ⊖ J. Paul Tardif  m 
⊖ John N. Turner  m 
 
Eligible: 68,869 Votes: 52,375 Participation: 76.05% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25173(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
40
PC
 2/3 15,718 30.28% -13,279 Winner:
LIB
 28,997 55.87% J. Paul Tardif
Eligible: inc. Votes: 43,767 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10005(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
43
PC
 2/3 11,665 26.65% -17,322 Winner:
LIB
 28,987 66.23% John N. Turner
Eligible: 68,126 Votes: 55,210 Participation: 81.04% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4465(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
PC
 1/4 24,981 45.25% +1,996 Loser:
LIB
 22,985 41.63% C. Lloyd Francis

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 68,126 Votes: 50,985 Participation: 74.84% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4183(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
PC
 2/4 21,940 43.23% -520 Winner:
LIB
 22,460 44.25% C. Lloyd Francis

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Kenneth C. Binks, Q.C., M.P.		 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Kenneth C. Binks, c.r., député		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Kenneth Binks		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 18:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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