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♂ John H. Tory
aliasJohn H. Tory
Record
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United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 2 3
Birth 28 May 1954
Age 69 years + 11 months
First mandate 17 March 2005 → 19 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 50 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 16 years + 6 months ago (9 October 2007)
Special notes
None
 
John H. Tory (1954– )
© Photo 2018 Bruce Reeve — licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Toronto, Ontario (2014–2023)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 2 6 22 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 38–39
PC
 1 Party leader 50–54 18 Sep 2004 — 19 Mar 2009 4 6 1
2. ON 38
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 50–53 18 Mar 2005 — 09 Oct 2007 2 6 21

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Frank De Jong  m 
⊕ Mike Schreiner  m 
⊕ Kathleen O. Wynne  f 
 		 ⊕ Rick Johnson  m 
⊕ John C. Turmel  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
50
PC
 1/8 15,893 56.67% +11,272 Loser:
LIB
 4,621 16.48% Bob Duncanson

Service: 2 years 6 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 77,804 Votes: 46,059 Participation: 59.20% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5203(F) — 2 Oct 2021 12:10 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
53
PC
 2/5 18,156 39.68% -4,924 Winner:
LIB
 23,080 50.44% Kathleen O. Wynne
Eligible: 90,351 Votes: 35,541 Participation: 39.34% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
39		 Ontario
5 March 2009
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14734(F) — 2 Oct 2021 12:11 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
54
PC
 2/9 14,595 41.20% -947 Winner:
LIB
 15,542 43.88% Rick Johnson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Tory		 26 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Tory		 26 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Tory		 26 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Tory		 26 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Feb 2024 15:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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