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♂ René J. Soetens
Record
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Dutch-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 33%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Canada 3 1 2
Birth 7 September 1948
Age 75 years + 3 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 16 days ago
↳ at age 40 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 1 month ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
No
 
Family link with other documented individuals
None
 
René John Soetens (1948– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 11 2

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Mark Holland  m 
⊖ John M. Roberts  m 
 		 ⊕ Daniel P. McTeague  m 
⊕ James P. Wiseman  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 71,443 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3603(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
PC
 1/5 34,969 48.95% +11,878 Loser:
LIB
 23,091 32.32% John M. Roberts

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 127,661 Votes: 89,933 Participation: 70.45% Candidacies: 11
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3295(F) — 10 Nov 2021 17:51 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
PC
 3/11 16,872 18.91% -21,808 Winner:
LIB
 38,680 43.35% Daniel P. McTeague
Eligible: 71,583 Votes: 43,791 Participation: 61.18% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1064(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
55
CPC
 2/4 14,666 33.63% -7,040 Winner:
LIB
 21,706 49.77% Mark Holland

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
René John Soetens, M.P.		 26 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
René John Soetens, député		 26 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
René Soetens		 26 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
René Soetens		 26 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Nov 2023 10:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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