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♂ Ronald Albert Irwin
aliasRon Irwin
Record
29265 · 1423

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 29 October 1936 → 87 years + 6 months ago
Lived 84 years + 1 month
First mandate 18 February 1980 → 44 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 3 months
Death 5 December 2020 → 3 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 6 months after 1 June 1997
Special notes
None
 
Ronald Albert Irwin (1936–2020)
© Photo 1994 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 ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Sault Ste Marie, Ontario (1972–1974)
Mun./Co. Council Sault Ste Marie, Ontario (1969–1971)
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 8 1 21

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister 57–60 04 Nov 1993 — 10 Jun 1997 3 7 6
 1. Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Steve Butland  m 
⊕ Karl A. Morin-Strom  m 
 		 ⊖ James F. Kelleher  m 
⊕ R. Cyril Symes  m 
 
Eligible: 43,840 Votes: 32,332 Participation: 73.75% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4195(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 1/4 15,449 47.96% +2,907 Loser:
NDP
 12,542 38.94% R. Cyril Symes

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,221 Votes: 34,249 Participation: 75.74% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3913(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LIB
 3/4 9,972 29.30% -3,163 Winner:
PC
 13,135 38.60% James F. Kelleher
Eligible: 56,906 Votes: 40,768 Participation: 71.64% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3322(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
56
LIB
 1/6 21,427 52.96% +12,457 Loser:
NDP
 8,970 22.17% Steve Butland

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 57,255 Votes: 38,145 Participation: 66.62% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3021(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LIB
 16,871 44.49% Carmen F. Provenzano

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Ronald (Ron) Albert Irwin, P.C., Q.C., M.P.		 30 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Ronald (Ron) Albert Irwin, C.P., c.r., député		 30 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ron Irwin		 30 Apr 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Apr 2024 11:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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