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♂ John Rafferty
aliasJohn Rafferty
Record
51366 · 1686

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 4 6
Ontario 0 2 2
Total 2 6 8
Birth 3 July 1953 → 70 years + 9 months ago
Lived 65 years + 11 months
First mandate 14 October 2008 → 15 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 3 months
Death 30 June 2019 → 4 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 8 months after 18 October 2015
Special notes
None
 
John Rafferty (1953–2019)
© Photo 2011 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 7 0 2

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Ken Boshcoff  m  (4 runoffs)
⊕ William J. Mauro  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Joseph R. Comuzzi  m 
⊕ Don Rusnak  m 
 
Eligible: 55,685 Votes: 31,834 Participation: 57.17% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2675(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
47
NDP
 3/6 6,169 19.48% -9,072 Winner:
LIB
 15,241 48.12% Joseph R. Comuzzi
Eligible: 55,074 Votes: 30,624 Participation: 55.61% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5068(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
50
NDP
 2/4 6,582 21.62% -11,153 Winner:
LIB
 17,735 58.25% William J. Mauro
Eligible: 63,718 Votes: 36,462 Participation: 57.22% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1153(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
50
NDP
 2/6 10,781 29.70% -3,509 Winner:
LIB
 14,290 39.37% Ken Boshcoff
Eligible: 63,180 Votes: 38,618 Participation: 61.12% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 844(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
52
NDP
 2/5 12,862 33.42% -658 Winner:
LIB
 13,520 35.13% Ken Boshcoff
Eligible: 55,687 Votes: 29,158 Participation: 52.36% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5275(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
54
NDP
 2/4 10,878 37.52% -50 Winner:
LIB
 10,928 37.69% William J. Mauro
Eligible: 63,128 Votes: 36,015 Participation: 57.05% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5885(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
NDP
 1/4 14,478 40.32% +2,889 Loser:
LIB
 11,589 32.27% Ken Boshcoff

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 62,765 Votes: 37,288 Participation: 59.41% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6425(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
NDP
 1/4 18,085 48.67% +7,988 Loser:
CPC
 10,097 27.17% Moe Comuzzi-Stehmann

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 63,708 Votes: 42,259 Participation: 66.33% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7510(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
NDP
 2/4 12,483 29.66% -6,040 Winner:
LIB
 18,523 44.02% Don Rusnak

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. John Rafferty, M.P.		 21 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur John Rafferty, député		 21 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Rafferty (Canadian politician)		 21 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Feb 2024 22:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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