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♂ Donald L. Taylor
aliasDonald L. Taylor
Record
60280 · 620

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Birth 21 May 1931 → 92 years + 11 months ago
Lived 91 years + 6 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 48 years
Death 14 December 2022 → 1 year + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 42 years + 9 months after 17 February 1980
Special notes
None
 
Donald L. Taylor (1931–2022)
© Photo 1979 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 0 8 27

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊕ David A. Anderson  m 
⊖ Ernest L. Knott  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ James D. Manly  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas C. Douglas  m 
⊕ Louis J. Lesosky  m 
 
Eligible: 61,054 Votes: 49,967 Participation: 81.84% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10421(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
43
PC
 2/4 18,207 36.44% -2,237 Winner:
NDP
 20,444 40.92% Thomas C. Douglas
Eligible: 61,620 Votes: 43,704 Participation: 70.93% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 British Columbia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4344(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
PC
 1/5 19,025 43.53% +1,554 Loser:
NDP
 17,471 39.98% James D. Manly

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 61,620 Votes: 46,071 Participation: 74.77% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 British Columbia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4062(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
PC
 2/5 18,153 39.47% -4,001 Winner:
NDP
 22,154 48.16% James D. Manly
Eligible: 68,755 Votes: 54,639 Participation: 79.47% Candidacies: 8
Federal
33		 British Columbia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3772(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
53
PC
 2/8 22,964 42.14% -1,591 Winner:
NDP
 24,555 45.06% James D. Manly

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Don L. Taylor, M.P.		 29 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Don L. Taylor, député		 29 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Don L. Taylor		 29 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Mar 2024 12:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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