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♂ W. Arnold Peters
aliasW. Arnold Peters
Record
49281 · 156

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 9 3 12
Birth 14 May 1922 → 101 years + 11 months ago
Lived 74 years + 4 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years
Death 17 September 1996 → 27 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 7 months after 17 February 1980
Special notes
None
 
W. Arnold Peters (1922–1996)
© Photo 1979 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 22 8 0

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 12  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Karl A. Eyre  m 
⊕ John A.F. MacDougall  m 
⊖ Marie Ann Shipley  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Bruce Lonsdale  m 
⊖ Camil Samson  m 
 
Eligible: 23,103 Votes: 14,077 Participation: 60.93% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23824(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
31
CCF
 2/4 4,686 33.61% -855 Winner:
LIB
 5,541 39.74% Karl A. Eyre
Eligible: 24,980 Votes: 19,680 Participation: 78.78% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24104(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
CCF
 1/3 6,936 35.61% +40 Loser:
LIB
 6,896 35.41% Marie Ann Shipley

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,980 Votes: 20,980 Participation: 83.99% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24370(F) — 28 Jun 2023 12:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
CCF
 1/3 7,544 35.96% +226 Loser:
PC
 7,318 34.88% C. Foster Rice
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 39
CCF
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,742 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24647(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
NDP
 1/4 7,055 32.45% +1,002 Loser:
PC
 6,053 27.84% Joseph Mavrinac

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,692 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24911(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
NDP
 1/4 7,356 33.91% +593 Loser:
LIB
 6,763 31.18% Mervyn Lavigne

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,142 Votes: 19,821 Participation: 78.84% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25180(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
NDP
 1/3 9,986 50.71% +4,101 Loser:
LIB
 5,885 29.88% Mervyn Lavigne

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,941 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10028(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
NDP
 1/4 8,482 40.50% +754 Loser:
LIB
 7,728 36.90% Louis-R. Vannier

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,616 Votes: 23,130 Participation: 78.10% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10283(F) — 28 Jun 2023 22:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
NDP
 1/4 11,327 48.97% +3,559 Loser:
LIB
 7,768 33.58% Dick Duff
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 50
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 51
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,205 Votes: 22,061 Participation: 73.04% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10546(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
NDP
 1/4 10,263 46.72% +3,665 Loser:
LIB
 6,598 30.03% Guy Iannucci

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,984 Votes: 28,531 Participation: 75.11% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4490(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
NDP
 1/3 11,595 40.64% +695 Loser:
LIB
 10,900 38.20% Pierre Bélanger

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,984 Votes: 26,903 Participation: 70.83% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4208(F) — 30 Jan 2022 12:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
NDP
 2/4 10,661 39.79% -474 Winner:
LIB
 11,135 41.56% Bruce Lonsdale
Eligible: 37,984 Votes: 25,260 Participation: 66.50% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Ontario
12 October 1982
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10875(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
60
NDP
 3/4 7,654 30.30% -1,375 Winner:
PC
 9,029 35.74% John A.F. MacDougall

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Arnold Peters, M.P.		 30 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Arnold Peters, député		 30 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Arnold Peters		 30 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jan 2024 21:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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