♂ David R. Peterson

Record
49302 · 2775
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Not in office Performance: 83%
 
Ontario 6 5 1
Birth Death Age Died in office
28 December 1943 0 0000 80 years 3 months No
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was his Note
James S. Peterson (1941–) Brother
Tim Peterson (1947–) Brother
Deborah D. Matthews (1953–) Sister-in-law
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Ontario
Days years months days
5,462 14 11 14
Days years months days
1,091 2 11 26
Days years months days
4,371 11 11 19
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Leadership roles
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 32–34 LIB 1 Party leader 38–46 21 Feb 1982 — 06 Sep 1990 8 6 16
2. ON 32 LIB 1 Opposition Leader 38–41 21 Feb 1982 — 01 May 1985 3 2 10
3. ON 33–34 LIB 1 Premier 41–46 26 Jun 1985 — 05 Sep 1990 5 2 10
Electoral history
→ 6 recorded electoral participations
→ 6 electoral path points
 
→ 1 documented challenger:
 
P. Marion Boyd  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Provincial
Ass.: 30
Ontario London Centre
18 September 1975 Age:
31
→ New to this legislature
General 1/4 LIB 40.37% 11,572 of 28,666 Elig.: 47,178 Parti.: 61.12%
Loser > PC 31.41% 9,003 (-2,569) Earle Terry  m 
ID: 12473(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 31
Ontario London Centre
9 June 1977 Age:
33
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 LIB 45.42% 12,808 of 28,202 Elig.: 47,683 Parti.: 59.52%
Loser > NDP 31.61% 8,915 (-3,893) Stuart Ross  m 
ID: 12097(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 32
Ontario London Centre
19 March 1981 Age:
37
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 LIB 51.67% 12,315 of 23,833 Elig.: 48,291 Parti.: 49.65%
Loser > PC 34.95% 8,329 (-3,986) W. Monteith  m 
ID: 12223(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 33
Ontario London Centre
2 May 1985 Age:
41
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 LIB 54.80% 13,890 of 25,347 Elig.: 48,247 Parti.: 52.81%
Loser > PC 26.49% 6,714 (-7,176) D'Alton Rudd  m 
  Post-Election...
26 June 1985 > ?? PC LIB
ID: 12348(F) — 6 Jul 2023 21:38 ET Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 34
Ontario London Centre
10 September 1987 Age:
43
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/6 LIB 55.16% 18,194 of 32,983 Elig.: 58,611 Parti.: 56.68%
Loser > NDP 28.09% 9,266 (-8,928) P. Marion Boyd  f  ( 41 )
ID: 5614(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 35
Ontario London Centre
6 September 1990 Age:
46
Defeated incumbent (Party leader) Exit from legislature →
General 2/8 LIB 27.82% 9,671 of 34,765 Elig.: 53,347 Parti.: 66.05%
Winner > NDP 51.31% 17,837 (+8,166) P. Marion Boyd  f  ( 44 )
ID: 5484(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
→ 4 online biographical references
 
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