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♂ David Arnold Croll
aliasDavid Arnold Croll
Record
13489 · 6587

Russian-Canadian    Judaism   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Ontario 2 1 3
Total 5 1 6
Birth 12 March 1900 → 124 years + 1 month ago
Lived 91 years + 2 months
First mandate 19 June 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 3 months
Death 11 June 1991 → 32 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 9 months after 24 August 1955
Special notes
Born Davud Avrum Croll.
 
David Arnold Croll (1900–1991)
© Photo 1953 HC — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Ontario (1955–1991)
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Windsor, Ontario (1930–1934; 1938–1941)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 2 10
Ontario 9 1 13 Z
TOTAL 19 3 23

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George H. Hees  m 
⊖ William C. Riggs  m 
 		 ⊖ Raymond D. Morand  m 
 
Eligible: 23,326 Votes: 17,901 Participation: 76.74% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34716(F) — 28 Dec 2022 08:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 1/4 10,104 57.58% +5,324 Loser:
LC
 4,780 27.24% Adolphe St. Pierre

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,651 Votes: 17,719 Participation: 71.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34811(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/3 10,090 58.02% +4,057 Loser:
LC
 6,033 34.69% Raymond D. Morand

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,560 Votes: 15,419 Participation: 58.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34910(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:02 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LIB
 2/3 4,334 28.57% -2,377 Winner:
CCF
 6,711 44.24% William C. Riggs
Eligible: 58,732 Votes: 41,643 Participation: 70.90% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23258(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 17,978 43.17% +7,132 Loser:
PC
 10,846 26.05% George H. Hees

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 59,133 Votes: 39,768 Participation: 67.25% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23519(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 23,652 60.60% +14,245 Loser:
PC
 9,407 24.10% Willard M. Box

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 52,220 Votes: 28,004 Participation: 53.63% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23819(F) — 27 Jan 2022 18:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/4 15,496 56.85% +8,942 Loser:
PC
 6,554 24.04% Averell Robinson
After his election:
24 Aug 1955 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 52,220 Votes: 19,603 Participation: 37.54% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
24 October 1955
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23952(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
PC
 6,740 34.38% Charles E. Rea

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
David Arnold Croll		 21 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
David Arnold Croll		 21 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. David Arnold Croll, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Senator		 21 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. David Arnold Croll, C.P., c.r., député, sénateur		 21 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
David Croll		 21 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Mar 2024 23:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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