Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Gordon E. Smith
aliasGordon E. Smith
Record
57543 · 9433

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 5 November 1918 → 105 years + 5 months ago
Lived 86 years + 7 months
First mandate 17 October 1967 → 56 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 11 months
Death 9 June 2005 → 18 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 2 months after 18 March 1981
Special notes
None
 

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 13 4 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 

 
Eligible: 27,310 Votes: 16,711 Participation: 61.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28
Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14050(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
48
PC
1/3 9,057 54.54% +4,717 Loser:
LIB
4,340 26.14% Alex Gilmour

Service:
4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,191 Votes: 25,073 Participation: 73.33% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29
Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14165(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
1/3 12,109 48.41% +5,468 Loser:
NDP
6,641 26.55% Roger Pretty

Service:
3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,628 Votes: 29,564 Participation: 69.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30
Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12514(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
1/3 11,622 39.48% +1,140 Loser:
NDP
10,482 35.61% Roger Pretty

Service:
1 year 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 44,578 Votes: 30,969 Participation: 69.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31
Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12142(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
1/3 13,793 44.74% +3,539 Loser:
NDP
10,254 33.26% Roger Pretty

Service:
3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,184 Votes: 29,736 Participation: 64.39% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32
Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12264(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62
Successor:
PC
12,487 42.13% Allan K. McLean

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Gordon Elsworth Smith
22 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Gordon Elsworth Smith
22 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Elsworth Smith
22 Oct 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Oct 2023 21:48 (but data presented dynamically)