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♀ Carolyn Ann Bennett
aliasCarolyn Bennett
Record
4063 · 1583

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 90%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 9 0 9
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 9 1 10
Birth 20 December 1950
Age 73 years + 4 months
First mandate 2 June 1997 → 26 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 3 months + 11 days ago (16 January 2024)
Special notes
None
 
Carolyn Ann Bennett (1950– )
© Photo 2019 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 26 7 6

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 37–38
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 52–55 12 Dec 2003 — 05 Feb 2006 2 1 24
2. CA 42
LIB
 1 Minister 64–66 04 Nov 2015 — 27 Aug 2017 1 9 23
3. CA 42
LIB
 1 ✓ Minister 66–67 28 Aug 2017 — 17 Jul 2018 0 10 19
4. CA 42
LIB
 1 Minister 66–68 28 Aug 2017 — 14 Jul 2019 1 10 16
5. CA 42–43
LIB
 1 Minister 68–70 15 Jul 2019 — 25 Oct 2021 2 3 10
6. CA 44
LIB
 1 Minister 70–73 26 Oct 2021 — 2 6 1
7. CA 44
LIB
 1 Minister 70–73 26 Oct 2021 — 2 6 1
 1. Public Health [Health]
 2. Indian Affairs and Northern Development
 3. Northern Affairs [Indian Affairs and Northern Development] [Int]
 4. Crown-Indigenous Relations [Indian Affairs and Northern Development]
 5. Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
 6. Aoociate Minister [Health]
 7. Mental Health and Addictions [Health]

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 10  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Isabel Bassett  f 
 		 ⊕ J. Peter Kent  m 
 
Eligible: 48,709 Votes: 32,713 Participation: 67.16% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5311(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 2/6 9,413 29.07% -3,679 Winner:
PC
 13,092 40.43% Isabel Bassett
Eligible: 70,843 Votes: 48,958 Participation: 69.11% Candidacies: 8
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3030(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 1/8 26,389 54.26% +14,869 Loser:
PC
 11,520 23.69% Peter Atkins

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 79,543 Votes: 47,128 Participation: 59.25% Candidacies: 9
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2738(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/9 25,358 54.01% +15,259 Loser:
PC
 10,099 21.51% Barry Cline

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 81,196 Votes: 55,311 Participation: 68.12% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1149(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/4 32,171 58.39% +20,945 Loser:
CPC
 11,226 20.38% Barry Cline

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 81,121 Votes: 58,548 Participation: 72.17% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 831(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/4 29,295 50.26% +14,274 Loser:
CPC
 15,021 25.77% J. Peter Kent

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 81,588 Votes: 52,196 Participation: 63.98% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5881(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/5 26,286 50.61% +12,338 Loser:
CPC
 13,948 26.86% Heather Jewell

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 83,367 Votes: 55,471 Participation: 66.54% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6421(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/5 22,409 40.60% +4,545 Loser:
CPC
 17,864 32.37% Maureen Harquail

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 78,885 Votes: 57,224 Participation: 72.54% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7506(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/4 31,481 55.26% +16,105 Loser:
CPC
 15,376 26.99% Marnie MacDougall

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,544 Votes: 60,218 Participation: 70.39% Candidacies: 5
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 27009(F) — 22 Sep 2021 19:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
LIB
 1/5 32,494 54.31% +19,561 Loser:
CPC
 12,933 21.61% Jae Truesdell

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 82,891 Votes: 54,278 Participation: 65.48% Candidacies: 5
Federal
44		 Ontario
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36360(F) — 20 Jan 2024 08:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
 1/5 26,429 49.22% +12,842 Loser:
CPC
 13,587 25.30% Stephanie Osadchuk
After her election:
16 Jan 2024 73
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 2 years 3 months 27 days (Gov't)

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Dr. Carolyn Bennett, P.C., M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Carolyn Bennett, C.P., députée		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Carolyn Bennett		 20 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Carolyn Bennett		 20 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 16:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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