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♂ Dave Cooke
aliasDave Cooke
Record
12326 · 2799

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 6 0 6
Birth 1 August 1952
Age 71 years + 8 months
First mandate 9 June 1977 → 46 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 24 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 27 years + 2 months ago (31 January 1997)
Special notes
None
 
Dave Cooke (1952– )
© 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 19 7 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Richard G.J. Limoges  m 
 
 
Eligible: 47,174 Votes: 28,639 Participation: 60.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12155(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
24
NDP
 1/3 12,947 45.59% +2,375 Loser:
LIB
 10,572 37.23% Michael MacDougall

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,092 Votes: 27,645 Participation: 56.31% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12281(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
28
NDP
 1/4 13,626 49.59% +4,524 Loser:
LIB
 9,102 33.12% Gerry Lévesque

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 51,360 Votes: 29,420 Participation: 57.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12406(F) — 6 Jul 2023 13:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
NDP
 1/3 17,883 61.62% +11,164 Loser:
PC
 6,719 23.15% Ronald Burgoyne
After his election:
29 May 1985 32
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
26 Jun 1985 32
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
31 Jul 1987 34
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,874 Votes: 29,912 Participation: 65.20% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5679(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
NDP
 1/4 17,162 57.65% +5,905 Loser:
LIB
 11,257 37.81% Richard G.J. Limoges

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,113 Votes: 29,905 Participation: 62.16% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5549(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
NDP
 1/4 21,144 71.03% +14,504 Loser:
LIB
 6,640 22.31% Doreen Oullette

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 50,573 Votes: 27,318 Participation: 54.02% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5394(F) — 26 Feb 2022 19:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
NDP
 1/5 12,347 45.70% +2,935 Loser:
LIB
 9,412 34.83% Gary McNamara
After his election:
31 Jan 1997 44
NDP
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 7 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,298 Votes: 21,318 Participation: 42.38% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Ontario
4 September 1997
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12022(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
NDP
 9,308 43.99% Wayne Lessard

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Dave Cooke		 06 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Dave Cooke		 06 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dave Cooke		 06 Mar 2024

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