Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
Base → People → Search & Find → Full profile → Richard S. Smith

♂ Richard S. Smith
aliasRichard S. Smith
Record
57710 · 9437

∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 20 June 1931 → 92 years + 10 months ago
Lived 47 years + 3 months
First mandate 15 September 1965 → 58 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 2 months
Death 8 October 1978 → 45 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 4 months after 8 June 1977
Special notes
None
 
Richard S. Smith (1931–1978) 200x206
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Monique M. Smith (c. 1965–) Daughter  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 11 8 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Merle E. Dickerson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 34,936 Votes: 24,825 Participation: 71.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
15 September 1965
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35525(F) — 5 Nov 2022 19:18 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 1/3 10,734 43.24% +473 Loser:
PC
 10,261 41.33% John Gorman

Service: 2 years 1 month 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,213 Votes: 22,145 Participation: 70.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14019(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/3 9,471 42.98% +321 Loser:
PC
 9,150 41.52% Bruce J. Goulet

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,087 Votes: 29,162 Participation: 74.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14133(F) — 5 Aug 2023 18:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 12,166 41.95% +28 Loser:
PC
 12,138 41.85% Merle E. Dickerson

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,173 Votes: 28,589 Participation: 69.44% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12483(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 15,483 54.35% +8,244 Loser:
PC
 7,239 25.41% John Valiquette

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 42,247 Votes: 30,115 Participation: 71.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12107(F) — 5 Aug 2023 18:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 12,898 43.13% Michael G. Bolan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Richard Stanley Smith		 23 Jan 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Richard Stanley Smith		 23 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Smith (Canadian politician)		 23 Jan 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Jan 2024 16:57 (but data presented dynamically)

© 2019-2024 :: PoliCan.ca
Given that electoral results are by their very nature public information, such data that can be found in PoliCan are considered to be in the public domain. However, unless indicated otherwise, all other elements — the concept of consolidating these data into a single format, the detailed research on each election, legislature and candidate, the organization and searchability of the data, the programming allowing the entry and maintenance of the data, as well as the analyses and explanatory articles found in this website — are the intellectual property of Maurice Y. Michaud.