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♂ Joseph J. Comartin
aliasJoseph J. Comartin
Record
12036 · 1594

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 2 7
Birth 26 December 1947
Age 76 years + 4 months
First mandate 27 November 2000 → 23 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 8 years + 6 months ago (18 October 2015)
Special notes
None
 
Joseph J. Comartin (1947– )
© Photo 2019 U.S. Army — 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 14 10 16

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ E. Shaughnessy Cohen  f 
⊕ Richard G.J. Limoges  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Irek Kusmierczyk  m 
⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
 
Eligible: 69,987 Votes: 41,696 Participation: 59.58% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3047(F) — 31 Jan 2022 22:30 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
NDP
 2/6 14,237 34.42% -2,259 Winner:
LIB
 16,496 39.89% E. Shaughnessy Cohen
Eligible: 71,152 Votes: 32,012 Participation: 44.99% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Ontario
12 April 1999
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10837(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
51
NDP
 2/5 13,800 43.36% -91 Winner:
LIB
 13,891 43.65% Richard G.J. Limoges
Eligible: 75,358 Votes: 41,871 Participation: 55.56% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2714(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
NDP
 1/6 17,001 40.84% +401 Loser:
LIB
 16,600 39.87% Richard G.J. Limoges

Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 83,786 Votes: 48,240 Participation: 57.58% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1165(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
NDP
 1/5 20,037 41.85% +3,818 Loser:
LIB
 16,219 33.88% Richard G.J. Limoges

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 84,717 Votes: 51,008 Participation: 60.21% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 855(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
NDP
 1/5 22,646 44.63% +9,233 Loser:
LIB
 13,413 26.43% Bruck Easton

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 85,287 Votes: 43,196 Participation: 50.65% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5897(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
NDP
 1/4 20,914 48.70% +10,638 Loser:
CPC
 10,276 23.93% Denise Ghanam

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 84,458 Votes: 44,772 Participation: 53.01% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6437(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
NDP
 1/5 22,235 49.92% +7,290 Loser:
CPC
 14,945 33.55% Denise Ghanam

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 87,644 Votes: 53,553 Participation: 61.10% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7522(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
NDP
 23,215 43.52% Cheryl Hardcastle

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Joe Comartin, M.P.		 14 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Joe Comartin, député		 14 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joe Comartin		 14 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joe Comartin		 14 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Feb 2024 11:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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