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♀ Irene R. Mathyssen
aliasIrene R. Mathyssen
Record
40110 · 1649

Italian-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Ontario 1 3 4
Total 5 5 10
Birth 16 August 1951
Age 72 years + 8 months
First mandate 6 September 1990 → 33 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 39 years
 
Mandate ended 4 years + 6 months ago (20 October 2019)
Special notes
None
 
Irene R. Mathyssen (1951– )
© Photo 2014 Tom Ehlich — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Lindsay Mathyssen (c. 1978–) Daughter  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 8 23
Ontario 4 9 0 Z
TOTAL 18 5 23

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
7 documented challengers
⊕ Frank Mazzilli  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Patrick W. O'Brien  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Khalil Ramal  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Bruce Smith  m 
 		 ⊕ John Mazzilli  m 
⊕ Glen D. Pearson  m 
⊕ Douglas R. Reycraft  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 56,427 Votes: 38,824 Participation: 68.80% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5488(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
NDP
 1/5 12,522 32.62% +520 Loser:
LIB
 12,002 31.27% Douglas R. Reycraft

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 60,643 Votes: 39,215 Participation: 64.67% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5299(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
NDP
 3/5 8,799 22.64% -6,885 Winner:
PC
 15,684 40.35% Bruce Smith
Eligible: 68,687 Votes: 40,329 Participation: 58.71% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2992(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
NDP
 3/5 6,754 16.87% -13,743 Winner:
LIB
 20,497 51.20% Patrick W. O'Brien
Eligible: 72,960 Votes: 40,178 Participation: 55.07% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5129(F) — 2 Oct 2021 15:19 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
47
NDP
 3/6 9,788 24.65% -5,507 Winner:
PC
 15,295 38.53% Frank Mazzilli
Eligible: 74,594 Votes: 39,124 Participation: 52.45% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5025(F) — 28 Dec 2021 00:50 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
52
NDP
 2/5 12,051 31.05% -1,869 Winner:
LIB
 13,920 35.87% Khalil Ramal
Eligible: 74,391 Votes: 41,416 Participation: 55.67% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1108(F) — 28 Aug 2023 12:31 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
52
NDP
 2/6 12,511 30.41% -3,153 Winner:
LIB
 15,664 38.08% Patrick W. O'Brien
Eligible: 75,174 Votes: 46,779 Participation: 62.23% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 797(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
NDP
 1/4 16,067 34.51% +868 Loser:
LIB
 15,199 32.64% Glen D. Pearson

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,810 Votes: 41,231 Participation: 55.11% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5840(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
NDP
 1/5 17,672 43.06% +5,013 Loser:
CPC
 12,659 30.85% Mary Lou Ambrogio

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,138 Votes: 42,849 Participation: 57.03% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6380(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
NDP
 1/5 21,689 50.90% +7,395 Loser:
CPC
 14,294 33.54% Jim Chahbar

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 87,298 Votes: 55,028 Participation: 63.03% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7465(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
NDP
 1/5 20,684 37.78% +3,470 Loser:
LIB
 17,214 31.44% Khalil Ramal

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 93,944 Votes: 56,093 Participation: 59.71% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26954(F) — 28 Mar 2022 21:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
NDP
 22,671 40.79% Lindsay Mathyssen

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Irene Mathyssen		 13 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Irene Mathyssen		 13 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mrs. Irene Mathyssen, M.P.		 13 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Madame Irene Mathyssen, députée		 13 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Irene Mathyssen		 13 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Irene Mathyssen		 13 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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