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♂ David Paul Smith
aliasDavid Smith
Record
57471 · 1153

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 16 May 1941 → 83 years + 1 month ago
Lived 78 years + 9 months
First mandate 18 February 1980 → 44 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 9 months
Death 26 February 2020 → 4 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 5 months after 3 September 1984
Special notes
None
 
David Paul Smith (1941–2020)
© Photo 2010 Senate (Canada) — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Ontario (2002–2016)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Toronto, Ontario (1972–1978)
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 4 6 15

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Bill Attewell  m 
⊖ Alan Redway  m 
 		 ⊕ Yasmin Ratansi  f 
⊖ Sam Wakim  m 
 
Eligible: 66,162 Votes: 49,363 Participation: 74.61% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4140(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
LIB
 1/6 21,944 44.60% +825 Loser:
PC
 21,119 42.92% A. Samuel Wakim

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 68,792 Votes: 54,907 Participation: 79.82% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3856(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LIB
 2/5 18,578 34.00% -11,128 Winner:
PC
 29,706 54.36% William C. Attewell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 41,874 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3561(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
47
IND
 5/6 271 0.65% -18,448 Winner:
PC
 18,719 44.70% Alan Redway

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. David P. Smith, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Senator		  9 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. David P. Smith, C.P., c.r., député, sénateur		  9 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
David Smith (Canadian senator)		  9 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Jun 2024 14:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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