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♂ Ernest Larry Eves
aliasErnest Larry Eves
Record
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Ukranian-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 8 0 8
Birth 17 June 1946
Age 77 years + 10 months
First mandate 19 March 1981 → 43 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 34 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 19 years + 2 months ago (31 January 2005)
Special notes
None
 
Ernest Larry Eves (1946– )
© Photo 2010 Chloé Fedio — licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Isabel Bassett (1939–) Domestic partner
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 22 7 16 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 37–38
PC
 1 Party leader 55–58 23 Mar 2002 — 17 Sep 2004 2 5 25
2. ON 37
PC
 1 Premier 55–57 15 Apr 2002 — 01 Oct 2003 1 5 16
3. ON 38
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 57–58 02 Oct 2003 — 17 Sep 2004 0 11 15

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Frank De Jong  m 
⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
 		 ⊕ Josh Matlow  m 
⊕ Daniel Waters  m 
 
Eligible: 29,091 Votes: 19,453 Participation: 66.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12245(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
PC
 1/3 8,955 46.27% +6 Loser:
LIB
 8,949 46.24% Richard Thomas

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 31,155 Votes: 21,679 Participation: 69.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12370(F) — 6 Jul 2023 18:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 1/3 10,904 50.53% +1,360 Loser:
LIB
 9,544 44.23% Richard Thomas
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 39
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,046 Votes: 21,233 Participation: 64.25% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5642(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/4 11,332 53.59% +4,397 Loser:
LIB
 6,935 32.80% Rollie Boissonneault

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,616 Votes: 23,182 Participation: 65.09% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5512(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/5 10,078 43.78% +4,953 Loser:
LIB
 5,125 22.26% Randy Sheppard

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,494 Votes: 23,834 Participation: 63.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5362(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/3 15,523 65.47% +10,702 Loser:
LIB
 4,821 20.33% Mark Fisher

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 65,171 Votes: 39,822 Participation: 61.10% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5151(F) — 26 Feb 2022 20:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/4 22,967 57.97% +11,997 Loser:
LIB
 10,970 27.69% Isabel Doxey
After his election:
8 Feb 2001 54
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 8 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 64,347 Votes: 26,267 Participation: 40.82% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Ontario
22 March 2001
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12025(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
PC
 12,903 49.30% Norman A. Miller
Eligible: 82,734 Votes: 32,965 Participation: 39.84% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Ontario
2 May 2002
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12029(F) — 6 Jul 2023 19:56 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
55
PC
 1/6 15,288 46.59% +3,560 Loser:
LIB
 11,728 35.74% Josh Matlow

Service: 1 year 4 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 88,571 Votes: 51,811 Participation: 58.50% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4997(F) — 26 Feb 2022 20:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
57
PC
 1/5 29,222 56.64% +14,363 Loser:
LIB
 14,859 28.80% Dan Yake
After his election:
31 Jan 2005 58
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 3 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 90,004 Votes: 28,184 Participation: 31.31% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
38		 Ontario
17 March 2005
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 12031(F) — 26 Feb 2022 20:20 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
PC
 15,893 56.67% John H. Tory

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Ernie Eves		 19 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Ernie Eves		 19 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ernie Eves		 19 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Ernie Eves		 19 Mar 2024

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