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♂ Paul J. Cosgrove
aliasPaul J. Cosgrove
Record
12700 · 1430

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 30 December 1934
Age 89 years + 3 months
First mandate 18 February 1980 → 44 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 39 years + 7 months ago (3 September 1984)
Special notes
None
 
Paul J. Cosgrove (1934– ) 200x285
© Photo 1980 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 4 6 15

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 45–47 03 Mar 1980 — 29 Sep 1982 2 6 26
2. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 45–47 03 Mar 1980 — 29 Sep 1982 2 6 26
3. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 45–47 03 Mar 1980 — 29 Sep 1982 2 6 26
4. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 47–48 30 Sep 1982 — 11 Aug 1983 0 10 12
 1. Public Works
 2. Mortgage and Housing [Public Works]
 3. National Capital Commission [Public Works]
 4. Minister of State [Finance]

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Roger Carter  m 
 		 ⊕ W. Paul McCrossan  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 124,638 Votes: 85,478 Participation: 68.58% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Ontario
16 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10900(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 2/5 21,431 25.07% -34,024 Winner:
PC
 55,455 64.88% W. Paul McCrossan
Eligible: 108,619 Votes: 81,214 Participation: 74.77% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4506(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 2/6 32,699 40.26% -4,019 Winner:
PC
 36,718 45.21% W. Paul McCrossan
Eligible: 108,619 Votes: 82,134 Participation: 75.62% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4224(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/6 39,208 47.91% +8,283 Loser:
PC
 30,925 37.79% W. Paul McCrossan

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 133,222 Votes: 100,946 Participation: 75.77% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3897(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
PC
 48,809 48.63% W. Paul McCrossan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Paul James Cosgrove, P.C., Q.C.		 30 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Paul James Cosgrove, C.P., c.r.		 30 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Paul Cosgrove		 30 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Dec 2023 00:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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