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♂ W. Donald Cousens
aliasDon Cousens
Record
13022 · 2780

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 20 July 1938 → 85 years + 9 months ago
Lived 78 years + 7 months
First mandate 19 March 1981 → 43 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 42 years + 7 months
Death 23 February 2017 → 7 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 4 months after 30 September 1994
Special notes
None
 
W. Donald (Don) Cousens (1938–2017)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Markam, Ontario (1994–2006)
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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 13 6 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Frank Scarpitti  m 
⊕ Anne Swarbrick  f 
 		 ⊕ Alfred J. Stong  m 
 
Eligible: 71,111 Votes: 40,398 Participation: 56.81% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12284(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
PC
 1/3 19,094 47.54% +1,722 Loser:
LIB
 17,372 43.25% Alfred J. Stong

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 96,172 Votes: 54,922 Participation: 57.11% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12409(F) — 6 Jul 2023 19:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/4 25,022 45.82% +5,246 Loser:
LIB
 19,776 36.21% Ronald Maheu
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 46
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 72,053 Votes: 43,676 Participation: 60.62% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5617(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/4 19,224 44.20% +681 Loser:
LIB
 18,543 42.63% Gail Newall

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 80,732 Votes: 51,986 Participation: 64.39% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5487(F) — 2 Dec 2022 17:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/6 25,595 49.97% +10,467 Loser:
LIB
 15,128 29.53% Frank Scarpitti
After his election:
30 Sep 1994 56
PC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran municipally
Service: 4 years 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 92,554 Votes: 58,121 Participation: 62.80% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5341(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
PC
 37,314 64.81% David H. Tsubouchi

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
W. Donald Cousens		 27 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
W. Donald Cousens		 27 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Don Cousens		 27 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Apr 2024 17:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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