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♂ Ronald G. Van Horne
aliasRonald G. Van Horne
Record
62810 · 2773

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 23 October 1932 → 91 years + 6 months ago
Lived 85 years
First mandate 9 June 1977 → 46 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 7 months
Death 2 November 2017 → 6 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 10 months after 31 December 1987
Special notes
None
 

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 10 6 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Marvin L. Shore  m 
 
 
Eligible: 48,617 Votes: 32,143 Participation: 66.11% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12098(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 15,033 46.99% +4,402 Loser:
PC
 10,631 33.23% Marvin L. Shore

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,739 Votes: 31,275 Participation: 54.17% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12224(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/3 15,444 49.61% +3,619 Loser:
PC
 11,825 37.98% Edward Browne

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 63,071 Votes: 37,932 Participation: 60.14% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12349(F) — 6 Jul 2023 21:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 20,536 54.43% +9,103 Loser:
PC
 11,433 30.31% George Avola
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 52
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 61,034 Votes: 38,929 Participation: 63.78% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5615(F) — 26 Feb 2022 18:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/5 22,452 57.96% +14,491 Loser:
NDP
 7,961 20.55% Diane Whiteside
After his election:
31 Dec 1987 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 3 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 61,034 Votes: 33,095 Participation: 54.22% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
34		 Ontario
31 March 1988
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 12012(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
PC
 13,858 41.87% Dianne E. Cunningham

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Ronald George Van Horne		 29 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Ronald George Van Horne		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ron Van Horne		 29 Jul 2023
FR Wikipédia
Ron Van Horne		 29 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Jul 2023 11:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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