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♂ David Lewis
aliasDavid Lewis
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 6 10
Birth 23 June 1909 → 114 years + 10 months ago
Lived 71 years + 11 months
First mandate 18 June 1962 → 61 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 11 months
Death 23 May 1981 → 42 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 10 months after 7 July 1974
Special notes
Born David Losz.
 
David Lewis (1909–1981)
© Photo 1944 — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Avram D. (Avi) Lewis (c. 1967–) Grandson  
⊕ Stephen H. Lewis (1937–) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 5 14

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 28–30
NDP
 1 Party leader 61–66 24 Apr 1971 — 06 Jul 1975 4 2 12

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 10  
11 documented challengers
⊖ A. Rodney Adamson  m 
⊖ Ursula Appolloni  f 
⊖ Marvin Gelber  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Frank E. Lennard  m 
⊖ Lazarus Phillips  m 
⊖ Stanley B. Ryerson  m 
 		 ⊖ Lucio Appolloni  m 
⊖ William G. Beech  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Colin W.G. Gibson  m 
⊖ John M. Oostrom  m 
⊖ Fred Rose  m 
 
Eligible: 39,995 Votes: 28,692 Participation: 71.74% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23013(F) — 5 Jul 2023 22:36 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
30
CCF
 3/3 3,787 13.20% -9,001 Winner:
NCP
 12,788 44.57% A. Rodney Adamson
Eligible: 40,655 Votes: 19,030 Participation: 46.81% Candidacies: 5
Federal
19		 Québec
9 August 1943
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23117(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
CCF
 4/5 3,313 17.41% -2,476 Winner:
LPP
 5,789 30.42% Fred Rose
Eligible: 37,403 Votes: 28,490 Participation: 76.17% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23219(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
35
CCF
 3/4 6,728 23.62% -4,711 Winner:
LIB
 11,439 40.15% Colin W.G. Gibson
Eligible: 60,988 Votes: 43,470 Participation: 71.28% Candidacies: 5
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23530(F) — 28 Sep 2022 23:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
40
CCF
 3/5 11,638 27.08% -4,805 Winner:
PC
 16,443 38.25% Frank E. Lennard
Eligible: inc. Votes: 47,255 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24660(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
NDP
 1/4 19,101 40.42% +3,678 Loser:
LIB
 15,423 32.64% Marvin Gelber

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 48,086 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24924(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
NDP
 2/3 17,396 36.18% -3,646 Winner:
LIB
 21,042 43.76% Marvin Gelber
Eligible: 61,883 Votes: 46,776 Participation: 75.59% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25193(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
56
NDP
 1/3 21,693 46.94% +3,595 Loser:
LIB
 18,098 39.16% Marvin Gelber

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,549 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10041(F) — 29 Jan 2022 14:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
59
NDP
 1/3 12,357 43.28% +664 Loser:
LIB
 11,693 40.96% Ron Barbaro

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,337 Votes: 30,349 Participation: 75.24% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10296(F) — 26 Jul 2023 14:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
63
NDP
 1/4 14,225 46.87% +4,674 Loser:
LIB
 9,551 31.47% Lucio Appolloni
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 63
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 64
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,715 Votes: 29,191 Participation: 75.40% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10560(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
65
NDP
 2/6 10,622 36.67% -1,863 Winner:
LIB
 12,485 43.10% Ursula Appolloni

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
David Lewis		 20 Feb 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Lewis, David		 20 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
David Lewis, C.C., Q.C., M.P.		 20 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
David Lewis, C.C., c.r., député		 20 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
David Lewis (Canadian politician)		 20 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
David Lewis (homme politique)		 20 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Feb 2024 14:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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