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♂ J. Garth Turner
aliasJ. Garth Turner
Record
62337 · 1482

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 14 March 1949
Age 75 years + 1 month
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 15 years + 6 months ago (13 October 2008)
Special notes
None
 
J. Garth Turner (1949– )
© Photo 2008 Chris Slothouber — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Ebenezer V. Bodwell (1827–1889) Great-grandfather  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 7 22

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 44 25 Jun 1993 — 03 Nov 1993 0 4 9
 1. National Revenue

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Gary Carr  m 
⊖ Julian A.A. Reed  m 
 		 ⊕ Lisa S.M. Raitt  f 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 52,223 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3575(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
PC
 1/4 28,521 54.61% +12,035 Loser:
LIB
 16,486 31.57% Pierre Klein

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 86,076 Votes: 60,600 Participation: 70.40% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3278(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
PC
 2/7 18,350 30.48% -3,928 Winner:
LIB
 22,278 37.00% Julian A.A. Reed
Eligible: 98,768 Votes: 69,445 Participation: 70.31% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 784(F) — 6 Jul 2023 22:52 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
56
CPC
 1/4 30,577 44.18% +1,897 Loser:
LIB
 28,680 41.44% Gary Carr
After his election:
18 Oct 2006 57
CPC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
6 Feb 2007 57
IND
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 115,255 Votes: 69,674 Participation: 60.45% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5825(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 2/5 25,136 36.19% -7,850 Winner:
CPC
 32,986 47.50% Lisa S.M. Raitt

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Garth Turner, P.C., M.P.		 14 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Garth Turner, C.P., député		 14 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Garth Turner		 14 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Garth Turner		 14 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Mar 2024 07:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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