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♂ David S. Sweet
aliasDavid S. Sweet
Record
59823 · 1639

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 24 June 1957
Age 66 years + 10 months
First mandate 23 January 2006 → 18 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 2 years + 7 months ago (19 September 2021)
Special notes
None
 
David S. Sweet (1957– )
© Photo 2019 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 15 7 22

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Jamilé Ghaddar  f  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Russ Powers  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 79,406 Votes: 55,515 Participation: 69.91% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1066(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
47
CPC
 2/4 19,135 34.63% -2,800 Winner:
LIB
 21,935 39.69% Russ Powers
Eligible: 84,121 Votes: 62,919 Participation: 74.80% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 757(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
CPC
 1/6 24,530 39.10% +2,874 Loser:
LIB
 21,656 34.51% Russ Powers

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,039 Votes: 56,718 Participation: 66.70% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5798(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CPC
 1/5 26,297 46.50% +10,975 Loser:
LIB
 15,322 27.10% Arlene MacFarlane-Vanderbeek

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 86,382 Votes: 59,193 Participation: 68.52% Candidacies: 6
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6338(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CPC
 1/6 30,240 51.25% +15,646 Loser:
LIB
 14,594 24.74% Dave Braden

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 79,397 Votes: 55,730 Participation: 70.19% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7642(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CPC
 1/4 24,137 43.48% +2,409 Loser:
LIB
 21,728 39.14% Jennifer Stebbing

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 89,823 Votes: 62,920 Participation: 70.05% Candidacies: 5
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26930(F) — 22 Sep 2021 12:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
CPC
 1/5 24,527 39.22% +1,652 Loser:
LIB
 22,875 36.58% Jennifer Stebbing

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 92,428 Votes: 60,508 Participation: 65.47% Candidacies: 5
Federal
44		 Ontario
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36281(F) — 20 May 2022 07:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
CPC
 24,370 40.57% Dan Muys

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. David Sweet, M.P.		 22 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur David Sweet, député		 22 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
David Sweet		 22 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
David Sweet		 22 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Feb 2024 21:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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