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♀ Marion H. Dewar
aliasMarion H. Dewar
Record
15863 · 1414

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 1 3 4
Birth 17 February 1928 → 96 years + 2 months ago
Lived 80 years + 6 months
First mandate 20 July 1987 → 36 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 5 months
Death 15 September 2008 → 15 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 9 months after 20 November 1988
Special notes
None
 
Marion H. Dewar (1928–2008)
© Photo 2006 Earl Andrew — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Paul W. Dewar (1963–2019) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 4 2

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Reuben C. Baetz  m 
⊕ Mac Harb  m 
⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
 		 ⊖ Hardial S. Bains  m 
⊕ Elizabeth (Beth) Phinney  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 52,139 Votes: 34,453 Participation: 66.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12116(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
49
NDP
 3/3 8,718 25.38% -7,011 Winner:
PC
 15,729 45.79% Reuben C. Baetz
Eligible: 65,045 Votes: 33,270 Participation: 51.15% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Ontario
20 July 1987
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10864(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
59
NDP
 1/6 14,435 43.39% +1,532 Loser:
LIB
 12,903 38.78% Elizabeth (Beth) Phinney

Service: 1 year 4 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 51,463 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3577(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
NDP
 2/6 16,861 32.76% -73 Winner:
LIB
 16,934 32.91% Elizabeth (Beth) Phinney
Eligible: 76,190 Votes: 50,394 Participation: 66.14% Candidacies: 11
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3308(F) — 17 Nov 2023 20:55 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
65
NDP
 2/11 11,238 22.47% -14,724 Winner:
LIB
 25,962 51.91% Mac Harb

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Marion Dewar, C.M.		 22 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Marion Dewar, C.M.		 22 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Marion Dewar		 22 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Marion Dewar		 22 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Feb 2024 20:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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