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♂ David Allan Tilson
aliasDavid Allan Tilson
Record
61295 · 1606

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Ontario 3 0 3
Total 8 0 8
Birth 19 March 1941
Age 83 years + 1 month
First mandate 6 September 1990 → 33 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 4 years + 6 months ago (20 October 2019)
Special notes
None
 
David Allan Tilson (1941– )
© Photo 2016 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly — licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Orangeville, Ontario
School Board ✓
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 15 3 17
Ontario 11 6 23 Z
TOTAL 26 10 11

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Murray Calder  m 
⊕ Mavis Wilson  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Noel P. Duignan  m 
 
Eligible: 47,948 Votes: 31,916 Participation: 66.56% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5447(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
PC
 1/4 10,899 34.66% +572 Loser:
LIB
 10,327 32.84% Mavis Wilson

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 54,176 Votes: 35,414 Participation: 65.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5312(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 23,239 66.00% +14,738 Loser:
LIB
 8,501 24.14% Mavis Wilson

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 81,020 Votes: 47,492 Participation: 58.62% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5101(F) — 26 Feb 2022 20:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/4 30,532 64.76% +16,941 Loser:
LIB
 13,591 28.83% Steve White
After his election:
2 Apr 2002 61
PC
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 2 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 82,734 Votes: 32,965 Participation: 39.84% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Ontario
2 May 2002
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12029(F) — 6 Jul 2023 19:56 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
PC
 15,288 46.59% Ernest L. Eves
Eligible: 74,419 Votes: 45,193 Participation: 60.73% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1081(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
63
CPC
 1/5 19,270 42.81% +1,713 Loser:
LIB
 17,557 39.00% Murray Calder

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 76,190 Votes: 49,479 Participation: 64.94% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 772(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
CPC
 1/4 23,641 47.94% +8,864 Loser:
LIB
 14,777 29.97% Garry Moore

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 77,607 Votes: 44,072 Participation: 56.79% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5813(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
CPC
 1/5 23,363 53.21% +14,868 Loser:
LIB
 8,495 19.35% Rebecca Finch

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 81,155 Votes: 48,736 Participation: 60.05% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6353(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
CPC
 1/4 28,647 59.01% +21,515 Loser:
GRN
 7,132 14.69% Ard Van Leeuwen

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 92,598 Votes: 60,683 Participation: 65.53% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7438(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
74
CPC
 1/4 27,977 46.28% +4,334 Loser:
LIB
 23,643 39.11% Ed Crewson

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 106,348 Votes: 69,063 Participation: 64.94% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26922(F) — 22 Sep 2021 12:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
78		 Successor:
CPC
 28,852 42.05% Kyle Seeback

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
David Allan Tilson		 19 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
David Allan Tilson		 19 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
David Tilson, Q.C., M.P.		 19 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
David Tilson, c.r., député		 19 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
David Tilson		 19 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
David Tilson		 19 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Mar 2024 07:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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