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♂ Gordon William Atkinson
aliasGordon William Atkinson
Record
1787 · 2234

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 1 1 2
Birth 24 August 1922 → 101 years + 8 months ago
Lived 83 years + 4 months
First mandate 25 September 1989 → 34 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 67 years + 1 month
Death 13 January 2006 → 18 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 4 months after 11 September 1994
Special notes
None
 
Gordon William Atkinson (1922–2006)
© Photo National Assembly, Québec — 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
Québec 4 11 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Russell Copeman  m 
 		 ⊕ Harold P. Thuringer  m 
 
Eligible: 36,272 Votes: 27,354 Participation: 75.41% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
34		 Québec
25 September 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 2135(F) — 22 Jul 2023 11:33 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
67
EP
 1/8 11,638 43.03% +2,090 Loser:
QLP
 9,548 35.30% Harold P. Thuringer
After his election:
29 Mar 1994 71
EP
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,019 Votes: 29,963 Participation: 83.19% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
35		 Québec
12 September 1994
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 1885(F) — 8 Sep 2021 23:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
72
IND
 3/9 1,628 5.48% -20,088 Winner:
QLP
 21,716 73.08% Russell Copeman

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Gordon Atkinson		 30 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gordon Atkinson		 30 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Atkinson (Canadian politician)		 30 Mar 2024

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