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♂ Walter T. Lastewka
aliasWalter T. Lastewka
Record
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Ukranian-Canadian    Orthodox   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 11 October 1940
Age 83 years + 6 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 53 years
 
Mandate ended 18 years + 3 months ago (22 January 2006)
Special notes
None
 
Walter T. Lastewka (1940– )
© Photo 2007 — 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 12 2 25

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Kenneth D. Atkinson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Richard Dykstra  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Jeff Burch  m 
 
Eligible: 71,919 Votes: 49,223 Participation: 68.44% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3330(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 1/6 23,928 48.99% +9,917 Loser:
REF
 14,011 28.69% Rob Hesp

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 74,484 Votes: 48,783 Participation: 65.49% Candidacies: 7
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3029(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/7 21,081 43.46% +6,052 Loser:
REF
 15,029 30.98% Rob Hesp

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 78,215 Votes: 46,948 Participation: 60.02% Candidacies: 7
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2711(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/7 20,992 44.93% +5,121 Loser:
CA
 15,871 33.97% Randy T. Dumont

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,209 Votes: 52,856 Participation: 62.03% Candidacies: 7
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1148(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/7 21,277 40.44% +3,016 Loser:
CPC
 18,261 34.71% Leo Bonomi

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 84,967 Votes: 58,030 Participation: 68.30% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 830(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
LIB
 2/6 21,423 37.05% -246 Winner:
CPC
 21,669 37.47% Richard Dykstra
Eligible: 83,836 Votes: 51,305 Participation: 61.20% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5880(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
68
LIB
 2/5 14,652 28.65% -8,822 Winner:
CPC
 23,474 45.90% Richard Dykstra

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Walt Lastewka, P.C., M.P.		 04 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Walt Lastewka, C.P., député		 04 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Walt Lastewka		 04 Feb 2024

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