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♂ Jeffrey D. Watson
aliasJeff Watson
Record
64211 · 1608

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 3 7
Birth 25 March 1971
Age 53 years + 1 month
First mandate 28 June 2004 → 19 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 8 years + 6 months ago (18 October 2015)
Special notes
None
 
Jeffrey D. Watson (1971– )
© Photo 2018 WatsonsYYC — licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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 11 3 16

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Robert A. Cruise  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Taras Natyshak  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Susan E. Whelan  f  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Herbert E. Gray  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Tracey Ramsey  f 
 
Eligible: 72,448 Votes: 39,943 Participation: 55.13% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3046(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
26
REF
 3/6 5,295 13.36% -16,582 Winner:
LIB
 21,877 55.20% Herbert E. Gray
Eligible: 76,973 Votes: 38,521 Participation: 50.04% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2715(F) — 1 Feb 2022 15:05 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
29
CA
 2/6 8,777 22.96% -11,952 Winner:
LIB
 20,729 54.21% Herbert E. Gray
Eligible: 84,369 Votes: 51,570 Participation: 61.12% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1085(F) — 2 Jul 2022 19:01 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
CPC
 1/5 18,755 36.57% +829 Loser:
LIB
 17,926 34.95% Susan E. Whelan

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 86,571 Votes: 57,454 Participation: 66.37% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 776(F) — 2 Jul 2022 19:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
CPC
 1/5 23,125 40.40% +3,615 Loser:
LIB
 19,510 34.08% Susan E. Whelan

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 88,847 Votes: 51,724 Participation: 58.22% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5817(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CPC
 1/4 20,608 40.00% +5,635 Loser:
LIB
 14,973 29.06% Susan E. Whelan

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 90,421 Votes: 52,930 Participation: 58.54% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6357(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CPC
 1/5 25,327 48.06% +6,789 Loser:
NDP
 18,538 35.18% Taras Natyshak

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 92,489 Votes: 60,772 Participation: 65.71% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7442(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
CPC
 2/5 21,602 35.69% -3,470 Winner:
NDP
 25,072 41.42% Tracey Ramsey

Online biographical references (3)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 12:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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