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♂ Alvin Curling
aliasAlvin Curling
Record
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Jamaican-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 6 0 6
Birth 15 November 1939
Age 84 years + 5 months
First mandate 2 May 1985 → 38 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 18 years + 8 months ago (19 August 2005)
Special notes
None
 
Alvin Curling (1939– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Laura Mae M. Lindo (c. 1976–) Niece  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 20 3 12 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 38
LIB
 1 Speaker 64–65 19 Nov 2003 — 19 Aug 2005 1 9 0

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Tarek Fatah  m 
 
 
Eligible: 112,384 Votes: 64,818 Participation: 57.68% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12385(F) — 6 Jul 2023 22:06 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 30,504 47.52% +7,860 Loser:
PC
 22,644 35.27% Carole Noble
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 45
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 53,411 Votes: 31,967 Participation: 59.85% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5656(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 20,021 63.03% +14,160 Loser:
PC
 5,861 18.45% Peter Lam

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 52,866 Votes: 30,587 Participation: 57.86% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5526(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/5 13,393 44.56% +3,916 Loser:
NDP
 9,477 31.53% Victor Deane

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,970 Votes: 34,013 Participation: 58.67% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5393(F) — 29 Nov 2022 17:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/6 15,507 46.08% +4,999 Loser:
PC
 10,508 31.22% Mike Thomas

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 67,118 Votes: 35,426 Participation: 52.78% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5163(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/5 20,052 57.25% +7,991 Loser:
PC
 12,061 34.44% Mubashar Dar

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 78,710 Votes: 37,855 Participation: 48.09% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5058(F) — 26 Feb 2022 20:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/5 23,976 63.85% +14,508 Loser:
PC
 9,468 25.21% Kevin Moore
After his election:
19 Aug 2005 65
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,804 Votes: 16,603 Participation: 19.35% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
38		 Ontario
24 November 2005
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 12032(F) — 17 Nov 2022 23:49 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
LIB
 9,327 56.51% Bas Balkissoon

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Alvin Curling		 17 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Alvin Curling		 17 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alvin Curling		 17 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Alvin Curling		 17 Feb 2024

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