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♂ Harold W. Danforth
aliasHarold W. Danforth
Record
14322 · 112

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 2 7
Birth 8 April 1916 → 108 years + 1 month ago
Lived 77 years
First mandate 31 March 1958 → 66 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 41 years + 11 months
Death 7 May 1993 → 31 years ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 10 months after 7 July 1974
Special notes
None
 
Harold W. Danforth (1916–1993)
© Photo 1973 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Blenheim, Ontario (1956–1958)
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 15 5 13

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Sidney L. Clunis  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ E. Blake Huffman  m 
 		 ⊕ Robert M.P. Daudlin  m 
 
Eligible: 37,862 Votes: 31,014 Participation: 81.91% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24334(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
PC
 1/3 17,348 55.94% +4,343 Loser:
LIB
 13,005 41.93% E. Blake Huffman

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,271 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24611(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
PC
 2/3 14,280 47.17% -1,082 Winner:
LIB
 15,362 50.75% Sidney L. Clunis
Eligible: inc. Votes: 31,872 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24875(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
47
PC
 1/4 15,381 48.26% +202 Loser:
LIB
 15,179 47.62% Sidney L. Clunis

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,090 Votes: 30,712 Participation: 76.61% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25144(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 15,472 50.95% +1,805 Loser:
LIB
 13,667 45.00% George Mickle

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,800 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9984(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 15,195 49.33% +2,118 Loser:
LIB
 13,077 42.46% R. Thomas Henry

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 51,338 Votes: 35,377 Participation: 68.91% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10239(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/3 18,837 53.25% +6,856 Loser:
LIB
 11,981 33.87% T. Brady Hinnegan

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 53,937 Votes: 36,198 Participation: 67.11% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10503(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
PC
 2/3 14,641 40.67% -3,159 Winner:
LIB
 17,800 49.45% Robert M.P. Daudlin

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Harold Warren Danforth, M.P.		  3 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Harold Warren Danforth, député		  3 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Harold Danforth		  3 Mar 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Mar 2024 09:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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