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♂ David Bennington Weatherhead
aliasDavid Weatherhead
Record
64340 · 148

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 19 February 1928 → 96 years + 7 months ago
Lived 84 years + 1 month
1st mandate 25 June 1968 → 56 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 4 months
Death 25 March 2012 → 12 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 6 months after 3 September 1984
Special notes
None
 
David Bennington Weatherhead (1928–2012)
© Photo 1980 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
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 8 10 19

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John Paul Harney  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William H. Wightman  m 
 		 ⊖ Reginald Stackhouse  m 
 
Scarborough West
Elig. inc. Votes: 34,702 Partic.: inc. Can.: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10020(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 14,889 42.91% +2,416 Loser:
NDP
 12,473 35.94% John Paul L. Harney

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Scarborough West
Elig. 51,404 Votes: 41,305 Partic.: 80.35%
 !!! 
 Can.: 4
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10275(F) — 28 Jun 2023 22:44 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
LIB
 2/4 13,635 33.01% -1,393 Winner:
NDP
 15,028 36.38% John Paul L. Harney
Scarborough West
Elig. 56,177 Votes: 40,974 Partic.: 72.94% Can.: 6
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4198(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
51
LIB
 1/6 14,316 35.12% +1,170 Loser:
NDP
 13,146 32.25% John Paul L. Harney

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Scarborough West
Elig. 55,598 Votes: 41,894 Partic.: 75.35%
 !!! 
 Can.: 7
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3916(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 2/7 12,230 29.39% -4,798 Winner:
PC
 17,028 40.92% Reginald F. Stackhouse

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
David Bennington Weatherhead		 12 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
David Bennington Weatherhead		 12 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
David Weatherhead		 12 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Jun 2024 17:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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