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♂ Floyd Laughren
aliasFloyd Laughren
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 8 0 8
Birth 3 October 1935
Age 88 years + 6 months
First mandate 21 October 1971 → 52 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 36 years
 
Mandate ended 26 years + 2 months ago (28 February 1998)
Special notes
None
 
Floyd Laughren (1935– )
© 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 26 4 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Gaston J.C. Demers  m 
 		 ⊖ Elmer W. Sopha  m 
 
Eligible: 23,136 Votes: 18,355 Participation: 79.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14132(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
NDP
 1/3 9,003 49.37% +1,964 Loser:
PC
 7,039 38.60% Gaston J.C. Demers

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,577 Votes: 17,117 Participation: 72.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12482(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
NDP
 1/3 10,243 60.09% +6,209 Loser:
PC
 4,034 23.66% Gilles Pelland

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,359 Votes: 16,431 Participation: 67.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12106(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
NDP
 1/3 9,410 57.45% +5,487 Loser:
PC
 3,923 23.95% Martin McMaster

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,418 Votes: 15,477 Participation: 63.38% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12232(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
NDP
 1/3 8,451 54.85% +3,410 Loser:
LIB
 5,041 32.72% Elmer W. Sopha

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,362 Votes: 17,148 Participation: 70.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12357(F) — 6 Jul 2023 12:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
NDP
 1/3 8,912 52.37% +3,063 Loser:
PC
 5,849 34.37% Evelyn Dutrisac
After his election:
29 May 1985 49
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
26 Jun 1985 49
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
31 Jul 1987 51
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,206 Votes: 16,999 Participation: 70.23% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5627(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
NDP
 1/3 9,849 58.21% +5,986 Loser:
LIB
 3,863 22.83% Leo Pevato

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,722 Votes: 17,076 Participation: 69.07% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5497(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NDP
 1/4 9,925 58.54% +6,658 Loser:
LIB
 3,267 19.27% Betty Rheaume

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,850 Votes: 17,372 Participation: 64.70% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5349(F) — 26 Feb 2022 19:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
NDP
 1/5 8,007 46.54% +2,458 Loser:
LIB
 5,549 32.25% Betty Rheaume
After his election:
28 Feb 1998 62
NDP
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,834 Votes: 13,632 Participation: 52.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Ontario
1 October 1998
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12023(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
NDP
 5,537 40.88% Blain K. Morin

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Floyd Laughren		 21 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Floyd Laughren		 21 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Floyd Laughren		 21 Feb 2024

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