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♂ Murray J. Elston
aliasMurray J. Elston
Record
18581 · 2778

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 8 October 1949
Age 74 years + 6 months
First mandate 19 March 1981 → 43 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 31 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 29 years + 6 months ago (15 October 1994)
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 13 6 24 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 35
LIB
 1 ✓ Party leader 41–42 28 Jun 1991 — 18 Nov 1991 0 4 21
2. ON 35
LIB
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 41–42 28 Jun 1991 — 18 Nov 1991 0 4 21

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 37,278 Votes: 26,175 Participation: 70.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12210(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
LIB
 1/3 12,164 46.64% +224 Loser:
PC
 11,940 45.78% Gary Harron

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,794 Votes: 27,823 Participation: 71.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12335(F) — 6 Jul 2023 20:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/3 17,159 61.94% +8,609 Loser:
PC
 8,550 30.87% Michael Snobelen
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 35
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 42,139 Votes: 28,519 Participation: 67.68% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5565(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/4 17,227 60.74% +12,082 Loser:
PC
 5,145 18.14% Michael Snobelen

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 44,499 Votes: 30,669 Participation: 68.92% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5435(F) — 26 Feb 2022 18:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/4 11,476 37.71% +3,511 Loser:
NDP
 7,965 26.18% Len Hope
After his election:
15 Oct 1994 45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 4 years 1 month 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,559 Votes: 32,285 Participation: 69.34% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5305(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
PC
 13,680 42.70% Barbara Fisher

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Murray John Elston		 08 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Murray John Elston		 08 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Murray Elston		 08 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Oct 2023 10:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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