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♂ Peter Fonseca
aliasPeter Fonseca
Record
20271 · 1758

Portuguese-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Government
 Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Ontario 2 0 2
Total 5 2 7
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth 5 October 1966
Age 57 years + 6 months
First mandate 2 October 2003 → 20 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 11 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Peter Fonseca (1966– )
© Photo 2019 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 8 6 6
Ontario 7 5 22 Z
TOTAL 15 11 28

Electoral history

Races * 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Carl DeFaria  m 
⊕ Wladyslaw Lizon  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Anna Di Carlo  f 
 
Eligible: 67,198 Votes: 34,529 Participation: 51.38% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5029(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 1/6 16,686 48.68% +2,854 Loser:
PC
 13,832 40.35% Carl DeFaria

Service: 4 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 80,247 Votes: 38,101 Participation: 47.48% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5235(F) — 27 Feb 2022 10:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/6 22,249 58.93% +13,534 Loser:
PC
 8,715 23.08% Zoran Churchin
After his election:
26 Mar 2011 44
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,018 Votes: 47,314 Participation: 55.65% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6382(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 2/5 18,120 38.53% -676 Winner:
CPC
 18,796 39.97% Wladyslaw Lizon
Eligible: 84,330 Votes: 34,154 Participation: 40.50% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 6609(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 15,535 45.74% Dipika Damerla
Eligible: 82,765 Votes: 52,204 Participation: 63.07% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7467(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 1/5 28,154 54.23% +9,801 Loser:
CPC
 18,353 35.35% Wladyslaw Lizon

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 86,191 Votes: 53,106 Participation: 61.61% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26960(F) — 22 Sep 2021 19:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/6 27,923 53.06% +10,259 Loser:
CPC
 17,664 33.57% Wladyslaw Lizon

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 82,886 Votes: 45,958 Participation: 55.45% Candidacies: 6
Federal
44		 Ontario
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36311(F) — 20 May 2022 07:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/6 22,806 50.04% +8,084 Loser:
CPC
 14,722 32.30% Grace Adamu

Service: 2 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Mississauga East—Cooksville
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 Ontario
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39500(P) — 27 Jan 2024 22:13 ET
✗
 Incumbent will likely be defeated →
Age
59
LIB
 3/4   7.32%   Winner:
CPC

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Peter Fonseca		 17 Jan 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Peter Fonseca		 17 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Peter Fonseca, M.P.		 17 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Peter Fonseca, député		 17 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Peter Fonseca		 17 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Peter Fonseca		 17 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Jan 2024 22:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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