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♂ David Robert Peterson
aliasDavid Peterson
Record
49302 · 2775

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 1 6
Birth 28 December 1943
Age 80 years + 4 months
First mandate 18 September 1975 → 48 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 33 years + 7 months ago (5 September 1990)
Special notes
None
 
David Robert Peterson (1943– )
© Photo 2005 Jack Cox — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Deborah D. Matthews (1953–) Sister-in-law  
⊕ James S. Peterson (1941–) Brother  
⊕ Tim Peterson (1947–) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 14 11 13 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 32–34
LIB
 1 Party leader 38–46 21 Feb 1982 — 06 Sep 1990 8 6 16
2. ON 32
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 38–41 21 Feb 1982 — 01 May 1985 3 2 10
3. ON 33–34
LIB
 1 Premier 41–46 26 Jun 1985 — 05 Sep 1990 5 2 10

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ P. Marion Boyd  f  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 47,178 Votes: 28,835 Participation: 61.12% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12473(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
LIB
 1/4 11,572 40.37% +2,569 Loser:
PC
 9,003 31.41% Earle Terry

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,683 Votes: 28,380 Participation: 59.52% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12097(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 1/4 12,808 45.42% +3,893 Loser:
NDP
 8,915 31.61% Stuart Ross

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,291 Votes: 23,978 Participation: 49.65% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12223(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/3 12,315 51.67% +3,986 Loser:
PC
 8,329 34.95% W. Monteith

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,247 Votes: 25,477 Participation: 52.81% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12348(F) — 6 Jul 2023 21:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
41
LIB
 1/4 13,890 54.80% +7,176 Loser:
PC
 6,714 26.49% D'Alton Rudd
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 41
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 58,611 Votes: 33,219 Participation: 56.68% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5614(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
43
LIB
 1/6 18,194 55.16% +8,928 Loser:
NDP
 9,266 28.09% P. Marion Boyd

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 53,347 Votes: 35,236 Participation: 66.05% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5484(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
46
LIB
 2/8 9,671 27.82% -8,166 Winner:
NDP
 17,837 51.31% P. Marion Boyd

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
David Robertson Peterson		 14 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
David Robertson Peterson		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
David Peterson		 14 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
David Peterson		 14 Apr 2024

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