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♂ David W. Smith
aliasDavid W. Smith
Record
57473 · 4135

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 30 December 1938
Age 85 years + 3 months
First mandate 2 May 1985 → 38 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 33 years + 7 months ago (5 September 1990)
Special notes
None
 
David W. Smith (1938– )
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 5 4 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Ellen MacKinnon  f 
 
 
Eligible: 33,826 Votes: 22,881 Participation: 67.64% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12344(F) — 6 Jul 2023 21:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 1/3 10,816 47.52% +860 Loser:
PC
 9,956 43.75% Robert Boyd
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 46
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 38,448 Votes: 25,650 Participation: 66.71% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5609(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 11,385 44.61% +2,559 Loser:
PC
 8,826 34.58% Bill Steadman

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,988 Votes: 27,943 Participation: 68.17% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5479(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LIB
 3/5 7,291 26.35% -1,400 Winner:
NDP
 8,691 31.40% Ellen MacKinnon

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
David William Smith		 21 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
David William Smith		 21 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
David William Smith		 21 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Feb 2024 20:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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