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♂ Wayne Lessard
aliasWayne Lessard
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 2 4
Birth 12 January 1956
Age 68 years + 3 months
First mandate 6 September 1990 → 33 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 24 years + 10 months ago (2 June 1999)
Special notes
None
 
Wayne Lessard (1956– )
© 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 6 5 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Dwight Duncan  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Michael C. Ray  m 
 
Eligible: 48,692 Votes: 29,089 Participation: 59.74% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5551(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
NDP
 1/3 15,899 55.19% +4,318 Loser:
LIB
 11,581 40.20% Michael C. Ray

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,141 Votes: 25,292 Participation: 52.54% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5395(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
NDP
 2/5 9,901 39.76% -380 Winner:
LIB
 10,281 41.28% Dwight Duncan
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
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
41
NDP
 1/4 9,308 43.99% +814 Loser:
LIB
 8,494 40.14% Gary McNamara

Service: 1 year 8 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 73,956 Votes: 38,799 Participation: 52.46% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5184(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
NDP
 2/6 13,171 34.16% -4,212 Winner:
LIB
 17,383 45.09% Dwight Duncan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Wayne Lessard		 22 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Wayne Lessard		 22 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Wayne Lessard		 22 Feb 2024

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