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♂ Melvin Leroy Swart
aliasMelvin Leroy Swart
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 42%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 5 5
Ontario 5 2 7
Total 5 7 12
Birth 25 June 1919 → 104 years + 10 months ago
Lived 87 years + 8 months
First mandate 18 September 1975 → 48 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 2 months
Death 27 February 2007 → 17 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 7 months after 30 June 1988
Special notes
None
 
Melvin Leroy Swart (1919–2007)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Swart tried and failed five times between 1950 and 1962 to enter Parliament under the CCF/NDP banner. At the provincial level, the third time was the charm: he failed in 1967 and 1971 but finally won in 1975. He served five terms, but cut his last one short in 1988. Initially a supporter of Bob Rae, Swart became highly critical of his leadership in government.
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Thorold, Ontario (1955–1965)
Mun./Co. Council Thorold, Ontario (1948–1954); Niagara Region, Ontario (1972–1976)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 12 9 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 13  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Melbourne A. Doig  m 
⊖ Ellis P. Morningstar  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William H. McMillan  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ Allan E. Pietz  m  (4 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 68,304 Votes: 40,172 Participation: 58.81% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Ontario
16 October 1950
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23657(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
31
CCF
 3/4 5,972 14.87% -13,581 Winner:
LIB
 19,553 48.67% William H. McMillan
Eligible: 40,393 Votes: 28,255 Participation: 69.95% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23829(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
34
CCF
 3/4 4,408 15.79% -11,003 Winner:
LIB
 15,411 55.21% William H. McMillan
Eligible: 43,436 Votes: 31,612 Participation: 72.78% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24110(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
37
CCF
 3/3 7,356 23.56% -5,885 Winner:
LIB
 13,241 42.42% William H. McMillan
Eligible: 43,436 Votes: 35,968 Participation: 82.81% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24376(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
38
CCF
 3/3 6,550 18.21% -8,815 Winner:
LIB
 15,365 42.72% William H. McMillan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 36,995 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24653(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
42
NDP
 3/5 6,225 16.83% -11,389 Winner:
LIB
 17,614 47.61% William H. McMillan
Eligible: 32,613 Votes: 23,946 Participation: 73.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14061(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
48
NDP
 2/3 9,710 41.06% -260 Winner:
PC
 9,970 42.15% Ellis P. Morningstar
Eligible: 37,810 Votes: 30,200 Participation: 79.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14178(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
52
NDP
 2/3 9,887 32.98% -5,157 Winner:
PC
 15,044 50.19% Ellis P. Morningstar
Eligible: 38,401 Votes: 27,366 Participation: 71.26% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12525(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
NDP
 1/4 9,994 36.88% +1,115 Loser:
PC
 8,879 32.77% Allan E. Pietz

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,712 Votes: 27,631 Participation: 69.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12149(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
NDP
 1/3 12,704 46.32% +2,315 Loser:
PC
 10,389 37.88% Allan E. Pietz

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,777 Votes: 27,064 Participation: 64.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12275(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
NDP
 1/3 13,379 49.81% +5,463 Loser:
LIB
 7,916 29.47% Alphonse Lacavera

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,367 Votes: 28,937 Participation: 66.73% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12400(F) — 6 Jul 2023 13:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
NDP
 1/3 17,065 59.44% +11,038 Loser:
LIB
 6,027 20.99% Roy Smith
After his election:
29 May 1985 65
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
26 Jun 1985 66
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
31 Jul 1987 68
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,413 Votes: 30,504 Participation: 68.68% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5673(F) — 26 Feb 2022 18:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
NDP
 1/4 17,490 57.88% +7,635 Loser:
LIB
 9,855 32.61% Mark Larose
After his election:
30 Jun 1988 69
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,413 Votes: 28,773 Participation: 64.79% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
34		 Ontario
3 November 1988
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 12013(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
NDP
 13,933 48.42% Peter Kormos

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Melvin Leroy Swart		 17 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Melvin Leroy Swart		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Mel Swart		 17 Mar 2024

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