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♂ David Christopherson
aliasDavid Christopherson
Record
11092 · 1614

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Ontario 3 0 3
Total 8 1 9
Birth 5 October 1954
Age 69 years + 6 months
First mandate 6 September 1990 → 33 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 4 years + 6 months ago (20 October 2019)
Special notes
None
 
David Christopherson (1954– )
© Photo 2013 bcndp — licensed under CC BY 2.0
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 15 3 17
Ontario 13 0 22 Z
TOTAL 28 4 10

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
8 documented challengers
⊕ Sheila M. Copps  f 
⊕ Stanley K. Keyes  m 
⊖ Lily Oddie Munro  f 
⊕ Elizabeth Rowley  f 
 		 ⊕ Jamilé Ghaddar  f 
⊖ John A. (Jack) MacDonald  m 
⊕ Lillian Ross  f 
⊕ Filomena Tassi  f 
 
Eligible: 51,705 Votes: 38,712 Participation: 74.87% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3871(F) — 13 Jan 2024 09:11 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
29
NDP
 2/6 11,872 30.95% -2,661 Winner:
LIB
 14,533 37.88% Sheila M. Copps
Eligible: 43,166 Votes: 25,804 Participation: 59.78% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5467(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
NDP
 1/6 14,029 55.32% +6,215 Loser:
LIB
 7,814 30.81% Lily Oddie Munro

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,459 Votes: 22,136 Participation: 54.71% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5406(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
NDP
 1/5 8,012 36.81% +690 Loser:
LIB
 7,322 33.64% Filomena Tassi

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 72,295 Votes: 41,837 Participation: 57.87% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5117(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
NDP
 1/7 15,625 37.84% +3,364 Loser:
PC
 12,261 29.70% Lillian Ross

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 71,111 Votes: 39,312 Participation: 55.28% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5013(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
LIB
 15,600 39.97% Judy Marsales
Eligible: 80,778 Votes: 44,689 Participation: 55.32% Candidacies: 7
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1094(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
NDP
 1/7 20,321 45.81% +5,373 Loser:
LIB
 14,948 33.70% Stanley K. Keyes

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 81,161 Votes: 48,056 Participation: 59.21% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 785(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
NDP
 1/5 24,503 51.29% +13,279 Loser:
LIB
 11,224 23.49% Javid Mirza

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 81,170 Votes: 40,876 Participation: 50.36% Candidacies: 7
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5826(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NDP
 1/7 20,010 49.25% +10,959 Loser:
CPC
 9,051 22.28% Leon P. O'Connor

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 78,562 Votes: 42,133 Participation: 53.63% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6366(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
NDP
 1/5 23,849 57.04% +12,829 Loser:
CPC
 11,020 26.36% Jim Byron

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 69,598 Votes: 41,352 Participation: 59.42% Candidacies: 7
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7451(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
NDP
 1/7 18,719 45.56% +5,001 Loser:
LIB
 13,718 33.39% Anne Tennier

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,371 Votes: 44,527 Participation: 59.08% Candidacies: 9
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26935(F) — 18 Feb 2023 14:54 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
NDP
 20,368 46.16% Matthew Green

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
David Christopherson		 21 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
David Christopherson		 21 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. David Christopherson, M.P.		 21 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur David Christopherson, député		 21 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
David Christopherson		 21 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
David Christopherson		 21 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Feb 2024 20:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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