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♂ Garnet McCallum Bloomfield
aliasGarnet Bloomfield
Record
5445 · 1419

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 17%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 5 6
Birth 8 April 1929 → 95 years ago
Lived 89 years + 3 months
First mandate 18 February 1980 → 44 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 10 months
Death 1 August 2018 → 5 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 10 months after 3 September 1984
Special notes
None
 
Garnet McCallum Bloomfield (1929–2018)
© Photo 1980 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve London Township, Ontario (1975–1978)
Mun./Co. Council London Township, Ontario (1969–1974)
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 4 6 15

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Terrence Clifford  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William C. Frank  m 
⊕ Gary R. Schellenberger  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Nelson P. Elliott  m 
⊖ John A. (Jack) Richardson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 51,544 Votes: 37,149 Participation: 72.07% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4454(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 2/6 13,714 36.92% -625 Winner:
PC
 14,339 38.60% Nelson P. Elliott
Eligible: 51,544 Votes: 36,591 Participation: 70.99% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4172(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/5 15,682 43.02% +3,785 Loser:
PC
 11,897 32.64% William C. Frank

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,616 Votes: 39,710 Participation: 72.71% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3887(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LIB
 2/3 11,202 28.33% -7,384 Winner:
PC
 18,586 47.00% Terrence Clifford
Eligible: inc. Votes: 48,358 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3592(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
59
LIB
 2/4 18,526 38.31% -8 Winner:
PC
 18,534 38.33% Terrence Clifford
Eligible: 66,042 Votes: 44,655 Participation: 67.62% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3015(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
68
REF
 3/5 9,180 20.63% -10,403 Winner:
LIB
 19,583 44.01% John A. (Jack) Richardson
Eligible: 69,015 Votes: 42,222 Participation: 61.18% Candidacies: 7
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2708(F) — 1 Feb 2022 15:00 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
71
CA
 3/7 9,785 23.26% -7,203 Winner:
LIB
 16,988 40.37% John A. (Jack) Richardson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Garnet McCallum Bloomfield, M.P.		 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Garnet McCallum Bloomfield, député		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Garnet Bloomfield		 14 Apr 2024

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

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