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♂ Sylvester Perry Ryan
aliasSylvester Perry Ryan
Record
54548 · 150

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 3 7
Birth 12 January 1918 → 106 years + 3 months ago
Lived 83 years + 9 months
First mandate 18 June 1962 → 61 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 5 months
Death 23 October 2001 → 22 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 11 months after 29 October 1972
Special notes
None
 
Sylvester Perry Ryan (1918–2001)
© Photo 1968 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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 10 4 8

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
5 documented challengers
⊖ John W.H. Bassett  m 
⊖ James M. Macdonnell  m 
⊕ Peter A. Stollery  m 
 		 ⊖ Daniel J.M. Heap  m 
⊖ John E. McMillin  m 
 
Eligible: 40,806 Votes: 29,759 Participation: 72.93% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23473(F) — 27 Jan 2022 16:49 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
31
LIB
 2/3 10,291 34.86% -163 Winner:
PC
 10,454 35.41% John E. McMillin
Eligible: 40,806 Votes: 23,398 Participation: 57.34% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Ontario
24 October 1949
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23646(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
31
LIB
 2/4 7,230 30.90% -2,169 Winner:
PC
 9,399 40.17% James M. Macdonnell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,738 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24643(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 1/5 11,982 44.81% +2,894 Loser:
PC
 9,088 33.99% John W.H. Bassett

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,164 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24907(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 14,850 54.67% +8,756 Loser:
PC
 6,094 22.43% Frank Chambers

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,583 Votes: 23,552 Participation: 68.10% Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25176(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 12,005 51.92% +6,401 Loser:
NDP
 5,604 24.24% Robert Beardsley

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,675 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10022(F) — 28 Jun 2023 12:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/3 9,379 56.25% +5,436 Loser:
NDP
 3,943 23.65% Daniel J.M. Heap
After his election:
3 Dec 1969 51
LIB
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
11 Sep 1970 52
IND
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 27,545 Votes: 20,057 Participation: 72.82% Candidacies: 6
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10277(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
PC
 3/6 5,616 28.00% -2,718 Winner:
LIB
 8,334 41.55% Peter A. Stollery

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Sylvester Perry Ryan, Q.C., M.P.		 21 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Sylvester Perry Ryan, c.r., député		 21 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Sylvester Perry Ryan		 21 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Mar 2024 23:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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