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♂ David C. Dingwall
aliasDavid C. Dingwall
Record
16136 · 413

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 29 June 1952
Age 71 years + 9 months
First mandate 18 February 1980 → 44 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 26 years + 10 months ago (1 June 1997)
Special notes
None
 
David C. Dingwall (1952– ) 204x274
© Photo 1994 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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
Canada 17 3 9

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 41–43 04 Nov 1993 — 24 Jan 1996 2 2 20
2. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister 41–43 04 Nov 1993 — 24 Jan 1996 2 2 20
3. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister 41–43 04 Nov 1993 — 24 Jan 1996 2 2 20
4. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister 41–43 02 Dec 1993 — 24 Jan 1996 2 1 22
5. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 41–43 02 Dec 1993 — 24 Jan 1996 2 1 22
6. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 41–44 02 Dec 1993 — 01 Jun 1997 3 5 30
7. CA 35
LIB
 1 ✓ Minister 43 09 Jan 1996 — 24 Jan 1996 0 0 15
8. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 43–44 25 Jan 1996 — 11 Jul 1996 0 5 16
9. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister 43–44 25 Jan 1996 — 11 Jul 1996 0 5 16
10. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister 44 12 Jul 1996 — 10 Jun 1997 0 10 29
 1. Mortgage and Housing [Supply and Services]
 2. Receiver General [Supply and Services]
 3. Supply and Services
 4. Public Works
 5. Canada Post [Supply and Services]
 6. Nova Scotia [Without portfolio]
 7. Fisheries and Oceans [Int]
 8. Fitness and Amateur Sport [National Health and Welfare]
 9. National Health and Welfare
10. Health

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Michelle Dockrill  f 
⊕ Michael L. MacDonald  m 
 		 ⊖ Andrew Hogan  m 
 
Eligible: 44,747 Votes: 31,931 Participation: 71.36% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Nova Scotia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4119(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
27
LIB
 1/3 12,478 39.27% +294 Loser:
NDP
 12,184 38.34% Andrew Hogan

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,211 Votes: 36,517 Participation: 80.77% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Nova Scotia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3833(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
LIB
 1/4 20,270 55.81% +8,374 Loser:
PC
 11,896 32.75% Bill Marsh

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 34,441 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
34		 Nova Scotia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3538(F) — 3 Nov 2023 08:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/3 22,786 66.16% +15,613 Loser:
PC
 7,173 20.83% Michael L. MacDonald

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,416 Votes: 32,169 Participation: 66.44% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Nova Scotia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3244(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/6 24,997 78.34% +22,241 Loser:
PC
 2,756 8.64% Sam Boutilier

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 57,129 Votes: 42,975 Participation: 75.22% Candidacies: 3
Federal
36		 Nova Scotia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2936(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
LIB
 2/3 16,358 38.44% -1,217 Winner:
NDP
 17,575 41.30% Michelle Dockrill

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. David Charles Dingwall, P.C., P.C.		 26 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. David Charles Dingwall, C.P., C.P.		 26 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
David Dingwall		 26 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
David Dingwall		 26 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Nov 2023 20:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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