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♂ Michael G. Ignatieff
aliasMichael G. Ignatieff
Record
29095 · 1643

Russian-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 12 May 1947
Age 76 years + 11 months
First mandate 23 January 2006 → 18 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 12 years + 11 months ago (1 May 2011)
Special notes
None
 
Michael G. Ignatieff (1947– )
© Photo 2011 Michael Ignatieff — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Denton Massey (1900–1984) Cousin  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 3 5

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 40
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 61–63 10 Dec 2008 — 01 May 2011 2 4 21
2. CA 40
LIB
 1 Party leader 61–64 10 Dec 2008 — 24 May 2011 2 5 14

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊕ J. Patrick Boyer  m 
 		 ⊕ Bernard Trottier  m 
 
Eligible: 81,150 Votes: 56,026 Participation: 69.04% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 778(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
LIB
 1/6 24,337 43.63% +4,724 Loser:
CPC
 19,613 35.16% John Capobianco

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 86,386 Votes: 51,235 Participation: 59.31% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5820(F) — 1 Feb 2022 22:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/5 23,536 46.13% +5,743 Loser:
CPC
 17,793 34.87% J. Patrick Boyer

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 87,188 Votes: 54,763 Participation: 62.81% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6360(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
63
LIB
 2/5 19,128 35.08% -2,869 Winner:
CPC
 21,997 40.35% Bernard Trottier

Online biographical references (3)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Jan 2024 22:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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