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♀ Olivia Chow
aliasOlivia Chow
Record
11006 · 1661

Chinese-Canadian   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 3 6
Birth 24 March 1957
Age 67 years + 1 month
First mandate 23 January 2006 → 18 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 10 years + 1 month ago (13 March 2014)
Special notes
None
 
Olivia Chow (1957– )
© Photo 2014 Olivia Chow — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ John G. (Jack) Layton (1950–2011) Spouse
⊖ Robert E.J. Layton (1925–2002) Father-in-law
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Toronto, Ontario (2023– )
Mun./Co. Council Toronto, Ontario (1992–2005)
School Board ✓
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 1 16

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Anthony Ianno  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Adam G. Vaughan  m 
 		 ⊕ Nick Lin  m  (4 runoffs)
⊕ Nolan Young  m 
 
Eligible: 60,583 Votes: 40,624 Participation: 67.06% Candidacies: 10
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3041(F) — 18 Aug 2021 11:43 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
40
NDP
 2/10 16,413 40.81% -1,802 Winner:
LIB
 18,215 45.30% Anthony Ianno
Eligible: 84,145 Votes: 53,605 Participation: 63.71% Candidacies: 8
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1158(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
47
NDP
 2/8 22,397 42.04% -805 Winner:
LIB
 23,202 43.55% Anthony Ianno
Eligible: 88,515 Votes: 62,728 Participation: 70.87% Candidacies: 7
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 849(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
NDP
 1/7 28,748 46.03% +3,681 Loser:
LIB
 25,067 40.14% Anthony Ianno

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 96,793 Votes: 60,218 Participation: 62.21% Candidacies: 7
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5890(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
NDP
 1/7 24,454 40.84% +3,484 Loser:
LIB
 20,970 35.02% Christine Innes

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 101,020 Votes: 65,611 Participation: 64.95% Candidacies: 6
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6430(F) — 2 Feb 2022 12:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NDP
 1/6 35,601 54.51% +20,325 Loser:
LIB
 15,276 23.39% Christine Innes
After her election:
13 Mar 2014 56
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran municipally
Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 110,252 Votes: 34,677 Participation: 31.45% Candidacies: 6
Federal
41		 Ontario
30 June 2014
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 26009(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LIB
 18,547 53.66% Adam G. Vaughan
Eligible: 79,917 Votes: 55,416 Participation: 69.34% Candidacies: 6
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7515(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
58
NDP
 2/6 15,047 27.28% -15,094 Winner:
LIB
 30,141 54.65% Adam G. Vaughan

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ms. Olivia Chow, M.P.		 24 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Madame Olivia Chow, députée		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Olivia Chow		 24 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Olivia Chow		 24 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Mar 2024 08:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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