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♂ Michael David Chong
aliasMichael Chong
Record
10948 · 1636

Chinese-Canadian, Dutch-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Opposition
 Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 1 9
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth 22 November 1971
Age 52 years + 5 months
First mandate 28 June 2004 → 19 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 7 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Michael David Chong (1971– )
© Photo 2017 Colin Waugh — licensed under CC0
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 19 9 23

Electoral history

Races * 9  
Path points 9  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Noel P. Duignan  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Lynn A. Myers  m 
 		 ⊕ Noor Jahangir  f 
⊕ John H. Reimer  m 
 
Eligible: 77,610 Votes: 45,097 Participation: 58.11% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2713(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
29
PC
 3/6 7,999 17.80% -11,620 Winner:
LIB
 19,619 43.66% Lynn A. Myers
Eligible: 75,160 Votes: 50,382 Participation: 67.03% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1161(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
CPC
 1/5 21,479 42.81% +2,306 Loser:
LIB
 19,173 38.21% Bruce Hood

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 77,756 Votes: 55,242 Participation: 71.05% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 852(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
CPC
 1/6 27,907 50.67% +11,842 Loser:
LIB
 16,065 29.17% Rod Finnie

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 80,378 Votes: 50,805 Participation: 63.21% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5893(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
CPC
 1/5 29,191 57.63% +17,879 Loser:
LIB
 11,312 22.33% Bruce Bowser

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 83,499 Votes: 55,309 Participation: 66.24% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6433(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CPC
 1/5 35,132 63.70% +26,098 Loser:
LIB
 9,034 16.38% Barry Peters

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 90,117 Votes: 63,997 Participation: 71.02% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7518(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CPC
 1/5 32,482 50.90% +9,203 Loser:
LIB
 23,279 36.48% Don Trant

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 99,113 Votes: 70,039 Participation: 70.67% Candidacies: 5
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 27013(F) — 22 Sep 2021 19:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
CPC
 1/5 33,044 47.42% +13,267 Loser:
LIB
 19,777 28.38% Lesley Barron

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 101,133 Votes: 68,104 Participation: 67.34% Candidacies: 5
Federal
44		 Ontario
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36364(F) — 20 May 2022 07:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CPC
 1/5 35,257 52.11% +16,873 Loser:
LIB
 18,384 27.17% Melanie Lang

Service: 2 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Wellington—Halton Hills North
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 Ontario
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39553(P) — 27 Jan 2024 00:38 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Gov't)
Age
53
CPC
 1/5   62.88%   Loser:
LIB

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Michael D. Chong, P.C., M.P.		 26 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Michael D. Chong, C.P., député		 26 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Michael Chong		 26 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Michael Chong		 26 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Apr 2024 07:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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