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♂ George Smitherman
aliasGeorge Smitherman
Record
57819 · 2831

Gay (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 0 3
Birth 12 February 1964
Age 60 years + 2 months
First mandate 3 June 1999 → 24 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 14 years + 3 months ago (3 January 2010)
Special notes
None
 
George Smitherman (1964– )
© Photo 2007 Andrei Sedoff — 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 10 6 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Paul McKeever  m 
 
 
Eligible: 81,202 Votes: 46,316 Participation: 57.04% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5176(F) — 2 Oct 2021 20:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/9 17,756 38.90% +4,116 Loser:
PC
 13,640 29.88% Durhane Wong-Rieger

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 85,970 Votes: 45,672 Participation: 53.13% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5072(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/6 23,872 52.78% +13,904 Loser:
PC
 9,968 22.04% John Adams

Service: 4 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 91,050 Votes: 45,438 Participation: 49.90% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5279(F) — 27 Feb 2022 10:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/9 21,522 47.85% +12,438 Loser:
PC
 9,084 20.20% Pamela Taylor
After his election:
3 Jan 2010 45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran municipally
Service: 2 years 2 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 96,846 Votes: 26,162 Participation: 27.01% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
39		 Ontario
4 February 2010
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14736(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 12,289 47.17% Glen R. Murray

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
George Smitherman		 12 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
George Smitherman		 12 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Smitherman		 12 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
George Smitherman		 12 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Feb 2024 09:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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