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♂ John Martin Oostrom
aliasJohn Oostrom
Record
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Dutch-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 14%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 6 7
Birth 2 September 1930 → 93 years + 8 months ago
Lived 92 years + 6 months
First mandate 4 September 1984 → 39 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 54 years
Death 4 March 2023 → 1 year + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 3 months after 20 November 1988
Special notes
None
 
John Martin Oostrom (1930–2023)
© Photo 1984 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 2 16

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Lucio Appolloni  m 
⊕ George Dance  m 
⊕ James S. Peterson  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Ursula Appolloni  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David Lewis  m 
⊕ Bryon J. Wilfert  m 
 
Eligible: 40,337 Votes: 30,349 Participation: 75.24% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10296(F) — 26 Jul 2023 14:14 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
42
PC
 3/4 6,401 21.09% -7,824 Winner:
NDP
 14,225 46.87% David Lewis
Eligible: 48,493 Votes: 37,053 Participation: 76.41% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4503(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
48
PC
 2/5 11,236 30.32% -3,677 Winner:
LIB
 14,913 40.25% Ursula Appolloni
Eligible: 48,493 Votes: 35,275 Participation: 72.74% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4221(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
PC
 3/6 8,711 24.89% -7,809 Winner:
LIB
 16,520 47.21% Ursula Appolloni
Eligible: 65,235 Votes: 51,997 Participation: 79.71% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3934(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
PC
 1/4 22,425 43.52% +362 Loser:
LIB
 22,063 42.82% James S. Peterson

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 51,509 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3639(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
PC
 2/5 22,347 43.38% -1,883 Winner:
LIB
 24,230 47.04% James S. Peterson
Eligible: 67,520 Votes: 47,117 Participation: 69.78% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3346(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
63
PC
 2/9 7,843 16.79% -20,779 Winner:
LIB
 28,622 61.26% James S. Peterson
Eligible: 99,152 Votes: 55,871 Participation: 56.35% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2731(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
70
PC
 3/6 8,409 15.11% -24,649 Winner:
LIB
 33,058 59.41% Bryon J. Wilfert

Online biographical references (2)

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

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