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♂ Maurice Louis Bossy
aliasMaurice Bossy
Record
5971 · 1416

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Ontario 2 1 3
Total 3 2 5
Birth 1 April 1929 → 95 years + 1 month ago
Lived 79 years + 7 months
First mandate 18 February 1980 → 44 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 10 months
Death 29 November 2008 → 15 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 2 months after 5 September 1990
Special notes
None
 
Maurice Louis Bossy (1929–2008)
© Photo 1980 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 ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✓
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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 4 6 15
Ontario 5 4 3 Z
TOTAL 9 10 18

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Elliott W. Hardey  m 
⊕ Randy R. Hope  m 
 		 ⊖ John R. Holmes  m 
⊕ Andrew N. Watson  m 
 
Eligible: 54,126 Votes: 35,350 Participation: 65.31% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4163(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/3 15,140 43.02% +847 Loser:
PC
 14,293 40.62% John R. Holmes

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 55,372 Votes: 37,590 Participation: 67.89% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3878(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LIB
 2/3 13,027 34.79% -5,252 Winner:
PC
 18,279 48.82% Elliott W. Hardey
Eligible: 42,818 Votes: 25,196 Participation: 58.84% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12305(F) — 6 Jul 2023 20:15 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
56
LIB
 1/3 10,340 41.23% +1,134 Loser:
PC
 9,206 36.71% Andrew N. Watson
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 56
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 48,689 Votes: 29,017 Participation: 59.60% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5570(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/5 13,370 46.41% +5,747 Loser:
NDP
 7,623 26.46% Brian Rice

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,850 Votes: 31,410 Participation: 63.01% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5440(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 2/4 9,963 32.00% -3,967 Winner:
NDP
 13,930 44.74% Randy R. Hope

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Maurice Louis Bossy		 14 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Maurice Louis Bossy		 14 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Maurice Louis Bossy, M.P.		 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Maurice Louis Bossy, député		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Maurice Bossy		 14 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 21:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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