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♂ John Cannis
aliasJohn Cannis
Record
9280 · 1554

Greek-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 2 8
Birth 4 November 1951
Age 72 years + 5 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 12 years + 11 months ago (1 May 2011)
Special notes
None
 
John Cannis (1951– )
© Photo 2008 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 17 6 0

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Pauline A. Browes  f 
⊕ Roxanne L. James  f  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Salma Zahid  f 
 		 ⊕ George Dance  m 
⊖ France Tremblay  f 
 
Eligible: 59,431 Votes: 40,517 Participation: 68.17% Candidacies: 10
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3323(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 1/10 21,084 52.50% +12,669 Loser:
REF
 8,415 20.95% John Pope

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 68,258 Votes: 44,181 Participation: 64.73% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3022(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 25,185 57.39% +17,079 Loser:
REF
 8,106 18.47% Bill Settatree

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 74,272 Votes: 40,265 Participation: 54.21% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2734(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/4 26,969 67.51% +18,120 Loser:
CA
 8,849 22.15% Bill Settatree

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 66,435 Votes: 36,802 Participation: 55.40% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1141(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/5 20,740 56.65% +12,225 Loser:
CPC
 8,515 23.26% John Mihtis

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 68,205 Votes: 42,360 Participation: 62.11% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 835(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/4 23,332 55.38% +11,810 Loser:
CPC
 11,522 27.35% Roxanne L. James

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 71,094 Votes: 37,062 Participation: 52.13% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5873(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/4 17,927 48.68% +6,839 Loser:
CPC
 11,088 30.11% Roxanne L. James

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,274 Votes: 38,184 Participation: 54.34% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6413(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 2/4 12,028 31.68% -1,470 Winner:
CPC
 13,498 35.55% Roxanne L. James
Eligible: 76,698 Votes: 47,194 Participation: 61.53% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26991(F) — 22 Sep 2021 19:47 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
67
IND
 4/6 2,524 5.42% -23,171 Winner:
LIB
 25,695 55.19% Salma Zahid

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. John Cannis, M.P.		 31 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur John Cannis, député		 31 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Cannis		 31 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Cannis		 31 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Jan 2024 20:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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