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♂ Dennis P. Drainville
aliasDennis P. Drainville
Record
16960 · 2794

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 3 3
Ontario 1 1 2
Total 1 4 5
Birth 20 February 1954
Age 70 years + 2 months
First mandate 6 September 1990 → 33 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 7 months ago (27 September 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Dennis P. Drainville (1954– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
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 3 0 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
7 documented challengers
⊕ Yvan Bernier  m 
⊕ Patrick C. Gagnon  m 
⊖ Gordon F. Massie  m 
⊖ James A. Renwick  m 
 		 ⊕ Barry Devolin  m 
⊕ Diane Lebouthillier  f 
⊕ John F. O'Reilly  m 
 
Eligible: 30,954 Votes: 17,491 Participation: 56.51% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12129(F) — 2 Oct 2021 14:03 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
23
LIB
 3/6 2,821 16.33% -6,818 Winner:
NDP
 9,639 55.79% James A. Renwick
Eligible: 50,990 Votes: 35,234 Participation: 69.10% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5541(F) — 23 Jul 2023 12:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
NDP
 1/6 15,467 44.33% +6,520 Loser:
PC
 8,947 25.64% Ron Jenkins
After his election:
28 Apr 1993 39
NDP
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
27 Sep 1993 39
IND
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 21 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 79,919 Votes: 56,142 Participation: 70.25% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3277(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
39
IND
 4/9 3,584 6.42% -16,927 Winner:
LIB
 20,511 36.74% John F. O'Reilly
Eligible: 52,305 Votes: 23,610 Participation: 45.14% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Ontario
17 March 1994
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 12018(F) — 14 Dec 2023 20:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
PC
 11,941 50.85% Chris Hodgson
Eligible: 57,617 Votes: 39,722 Participation: 68.94% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Québec
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3066(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
43
NDP
 4/4 649 1.68% -15,334 Winner:
BQ
 15,983 41.26% Yvan Bernier
Eligible: 64,919 Votes: 39,163 Participation: 60.33% Candidacies: 7
Federal
43		 Québec
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 27047(F) — 22 Sep 2021 10:19 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
65
GRN
 5/7 1,130 2.94% -15,166 Winner:
LIB
 16,296 42.46% Diane Lebouthillier

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Dennis Paul Drainville		 20 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Dennis Paul Drainville		 20 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Dennis Drainville		 20 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dennis Drainville		 20 Feb 2024

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