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♀ Mary Collins
aliasMary Collins
Record
11976 · 639

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 26 September 1940
Age 83 years + 7 months
First mandate 4 September 1984 → 39 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Mary Collins (1940– )
© Photo 1988 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 9 1 18

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 48–52 30 Jan 1989 — 03 Jan 1993 3 11 4
2. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 49–53 23 Feb 1990 — 03 Nov 1993 3 8 11
3. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 52–53 25 Jun 1993 — 03 Nov 1993 0 4 9
 1. Associate Minister [National Defence]
 2. Status of Women
 3. National Health and Welfare

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ David M. Brousson  m 
 		 ⊕ Herbert G. Grubel  m 
 
Eligible: 60,902 Votes: 50,793 Participation: 83.40% Candidacies: 7
Federal
33		 British Columbia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3769(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
PC
 1/7 28,616 56.45% +15,041 Loser:
LIB
 13,575 26.78% David M. Brousson

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 43,217 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3474(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/6 20,219 46.78% +7,391 Loser:
LIB
 12,828 29.68% John D. Pozer

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 62,566 Votes: 46,055 Participation: 73.61% Candidacies: 10
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3175(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
PC
 3/10 8,130 17.71% -11,129 Winner:
REF
 19,259 41.95% Herbert G. Grubel

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Mary Collins, P.C.		 26 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Mary Collins, C.P.		 26 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Mary Collins (politician)		 26 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Feb 2024 07:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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