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♀ Helena C. Guergis
aliasHelena Guergis
Record
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Assyrian-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 3 2 5
Birth 19 February 1969
Age 55 years + 2 months
First mandate 28 June 2004 → 19 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 12 years + 11 months ago (1 May 2011)
Special notes
None
 
Helena C. Guergis (1969– )
© Photo 2008 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Rahim N. Jaffer (1971–) Spouse  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 10 0

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 39
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 37–39 04 Jan 2007 — 29 Oct 2008 1 9 25
2. CA 40
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 39–41 30 Oct 2008 — 08 Apr 2010 1 5 9
 1. Foreign Affairs and International Trade
 2. Status of Women

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Paul Bonwick  m 
⊕ Nick Lin  m 
 		 ⊕ K. Kellie Leitch  f 
⊕ Rosario Marchese  m 
 
Eligible: 78,790 Votes: 41,007 Participation: 52.05% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5073(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
34
PC
 3/6 4,985 12.29% -14,283 Winner:
NDP
 19,268 47.51% Rosario Marchese
Eligible: 88,083 Votes: 55,625 Participation: 63.15% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1147(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
CPC
 1/5 22,496 40.62% +100 Loser:
LIB
 22,396 40.44% Paul Bonwick

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 89,841 Votes: 60,737 Participation: 67.60% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 839(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
CPC
 1/5 30,135 49.76% +11,446 Loser:
LIB
 18,689 30.86% Elizabeth Kirley

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 93,705 Votes: 56,319 Participation: 60.10% Candidacies: 6
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5879(F) — 6 Jul 2023 22:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CPC
 1/6 30,897 55.05% +18,798 Loser:
LIB
 12,099 21.56% Andrea Matrosovs
After her election:
9 Apr 2010 41
CPC
 →
ICON
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 99,354 Votes: 64,642 Participation: 65.06% Candidacies: 7
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6419(F) — 20 Apr 2024 11:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
IND
 3/7 8,714 13.54% -23,070 Winner:
CPC
 31,784 49.37% K. Kellie Leitch

Online biographical references (3)

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

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