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♂ Derek N.E. Blackburn
aliasDerek N.E. Blackburn
Record
5152 · 270

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 2 9
Birth 16 June 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
Lived 83 years + 3 months
First mandate 31 May 1971 → 52 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 11 months
Death 12 October 2017 → 6 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 4 months after 31 May 1993
Special notes
None
 
Derek N.E. Blackburn (1934–2017)
© Photo 1988 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 21 11 25

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James E. Brown  m 
 		 ⊖ Lawrence T. Pennell  m 
 
Eligible: 34,140 Votes: 26,065 Participation: 76.35% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25114(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
31
NDP
 3/3 4,813 18.58% -8,366 Winner:
LIB
 13,179 50.88% Lawrence T. Pennell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 40,263 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9958(F) — 29 Jan 2022 14:19 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
NDP
 2/3 12,333 30.63% -3,696 Winner:
LIB
 16,029 39.81% James E. Brown
Eligible: inc. Votes: 39,817 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 Ontario
31 May 1971
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10908(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
NDP
 1/4 17,147 43.06% +4,316 Loser:
LIB
 12,831 32.22% Bob McIntosh

Service: 1 year 4 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,161 Votes: 46,443 Participation: 77.20% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10213(F) — 28 Jun 2023 22:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
NDP
 1/3 20,002 43.07% +5,272 Loser:
LIB
 14,730 31.72% Dick Mundy
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 38
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 39
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 62,333 Votes: 46,444 Participation: 74.51% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10477(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
NDP
 1/4 19,453 42.06% +2,043 Loser:
LIB
 17,410 37.64% Vern Young

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 69,479 Votes: 49,577 Participation: 71.36% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4415(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
NDP
 1/4 20,908 42.17% +5,486 Loser:
PC
 15,422 31.11% Arthur Tobey

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 69,479 Votes: 46,843 Participation: 67.42% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4133(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
NDP
 1/5 19,194 41.12% +4,580 Loser:
PC
 14,614 31.31% Rick Sterne

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 71,821 Votes: 52,541 Participation: 73.16% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3848(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
NDP
 1/4 23,103 44.20% +1,424 Loser:
PC
 21,679 41.47% Rick Sterne

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 47,351 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3553(F) — 30 Jan 2022 16:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NDP
 1/7 19,633 41.46% +5,549 Loser:
PC
 14,084 29.74% Steve Bosanac
After his election:
31 May 1993 58
NDP
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 6 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,260 Votes: 48,468 Participation: 65.27% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3257(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 24,686 51.46% Jane Stewart

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Derek Nigel Ernest Blackburn, M.P.		 10 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Derek Nigel Ernest Blackburn, député		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Derek Blackburn		 10 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Derek Blackburn		 10 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Mar 2024 20:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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