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♂ Paul Ferreira
aliasPaul Ferreira
Record
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Azorean-Canadian    Gay (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 14%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 3 3
Ontario 1 3 4
Total 1 6 7
Birth 7 January 1973
Age 51 years + 3 months
First mandate 6 February 2007 → 17 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 34 years
 
Mandate ended 16 years + 6 months ago (9 October 2007)
Special notes
None
 
Paul Ferreira (1973– )
© Photo 2007 Joey Schwartz — Public domain
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 0 8 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Laura Albanese  f  (4 runoffs)
⊕ Kevin M. Clarke  m 
⊕ André C. Vachon  m 
 		 ⊕ Sarkis Assadourian  m 
⊕ Alan Tonks  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 63,673 Votes: 38,406 Participation: 60.32% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2954(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
24
NDP
 4/5 2,923 7.67% -15,692 Winner:
LIB
 18,615 48.85% Sarkis Assadourian
Eligible: 66,893 Votes: 34,591 Participation: 51.71% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1167(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
31
NDP
 2/5 7,281 21.21% -13,256 Winner:
LIB
 20,537 59.83% Alan Tonks
Eligible: 67,313 Votes: 40,378 Participation: 59.99% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 859(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
33
NDP
 2/5 8,525 21.27% -14,346 Winner:
LIB
 22,871 57.06% Alan Tonks
Eligible: 66,308 Votes: 18,977 Participation: 28.62% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
38		 Ontario
6 February 2007
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 12037(F) — 2 Apr 2022 21:59 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
NDP
 1/9 8,146 43.26% +315 Loser:
LIB
 7,831 41.59% Laura Albanese

Service: 8 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,518 Votes: 32,675 Participation: 46.34% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5290(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
34
NDP
 2/6 13,394 41.54% -452 Winner:
LIB
 13,846 42.94% Laura Albanese
Eligible: 69,580 Votes: 31,214 Participation: 44.86% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 6667(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
38
NDP
 2/6 13,071 42.18% -734 Winner:
LIB
 13,805 44.55% Laura Albanese
Eligible: 71,860 Votes: 33,152 Participation: 46.13% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
41		 Ontario
12 June 2014
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7756(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
41
NDP
 2/6 12,200 37.25% -3,469 Winner:
LIB
 15,669 47.85% Laura Albanese

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Paul Ferreira		 24 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Paul Ferreira		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Paul Ferreira		 24 Feb 2024

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