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♂ Michael Liam Farnan
aliasMike Farnan
Record
19238 · 187

Irish-Canadian    Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Ontario 2 1 3
Total 2 3 5
Birth 29 January 1941
Age 83 years + 2 months
First mandate 10 September 1987 → 36 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 28 years + 10 months ago (7 June 1995)
Special notes
None
 
Michael Liam Farnan (1941– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — 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
Ontario 7 8 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
7 documented challengers
⊖ William W. Barlow  m 
⊕ Anna Di Carlo  f 
⊖ Claudette Millar  f 
⊕ Chris Speyer  m 
 		 ⊕ Carl DeFaria  m 
⊖ Gerald Martiniuk  m 
⊕ Janko Peric  m 
 
Eligible: 50,417 Votes: 36,482 Participation: 72.36% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4137(F) — 6 Sep 2021 12:50 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
39
NDP
 2/5 11,346 31.19% -2,968 Winner:
PC
 14,314 39.35% Chris Speyer
Eligible: 52,289 Votes: 32,909 Participation: 62.94% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5567(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
NDP
 1/4 11,284 34.49% +101 Loser:
LIB
 11,183 34.18% Claudette Millar

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 56,581 Votes: 36,689 Participation: 64.84% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5437(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
NDP
 1/4 21,806 60.28% +14,249 Loser:
LIB
 7,557 20.89% John Bell

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 62,324 Votes: 37,123 Participation: 59.56% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5307(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
NDP
 2/5 11,797 32.06% -5,472 Winner:
PC
 17,269 46.93% Gerald Martiniuk
Eligible: 74,659 Votes: 48,354 Participation: 64.77% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2959(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
56
NDP
 3/6 9,813 20.40% -7,860 Winner:
LIB
 17,673 36.74% Janko Peric

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Mike Liam Farnan		 13 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Mike Liam Farnan		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Mike Farnan		 13 Apr 2024

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