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♂ John Paul L. Harney
aliasJohn Paul L. Harney
Record
26075 · 1343

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 9%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 9 10
Québec 0 1 1
Total 1 10 11
Birth 2 February 1931 → 93 years + 3 months ago
Lived 90 years + 8 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 8 months
Death 4 October 2021 → 2 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 47 years + 2 months after 7 July 1974
Special notes
Also known as Jean-Paul Harney.
 
John Paul L. Harney (1931–2021) 200x278
© Photo 1973 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 1 8 6

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 32–33
NPDQ
 1 Party leader 53–56 01 Mar 1984 — 14 Nov 1987 3 8 13

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 11  
9 documented challengers
⊕ Louise Beaudoin  f 
⊕ Antoine Dubé  m 
⊕ Gaston Gourde  m 
⊖ Alan Martin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William H. Wightman  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Réjean Doyon  m 
⊕ Gabriel Fontaine  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alfred D. Hales  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ David B. Weatherhead  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,016 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24654(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
31
NDP
 3/4 6,989 25.87% -4,356 Winner:
PC
 11,345 41.99% Alfred D. Hales
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,604 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24918(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
32
NDP
 3/4 6,391 22.34% -4,959 Winner:
PC
 11,350 39.68% Alfred D. Hales
Eligible: 35,102 Votes: 29,323 Participation: 83.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25187(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
NDP
 2/3 9,190 31.64% -2,074 Winner:
PC
 11,264 38.78% Alfred D. Hales
Eligible: inc. Votes: 34,702 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
37
NDP
 2/3 12,473 35.94% -2,416 Winner:
LIB
 14,889 42.91% David B. Weatherhead
Eligible: 51,404 Votes: 41,305 Participation: 80.35% Candidacies: 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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
NDP
 1/4 15,028 36.38% +1,393 Loser:
LIB
 13,635 33.01% David B. Weatherhead
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 41
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 43
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 51,012 Votes: 37,691 Participation: 73.89% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10538(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
NDP
 2/5 12,298 32.80% -1,404 Winner:
LIB
 13,702 36.55% Alan G. Martin
Eligible: 54,068 Votes: 43,298 Participation: 80.08% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4480(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
48
NDP
 3/6 13,437 31.19% -2,260 Winner:
PC
 15,697 36.43% William H. Wightman
Eligible: 56,177 Votes: 40,974 Participation: 72.94% Candidacies: 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
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
49
NDP
 2/6 13,146 32.25% -1,170 Winner:
LIB
 14,316 35.12% David B. Weatherhead
Eligible: 83,324 Votes: 65,779 Participation: 78.94% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3984(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
53
NDP
 3/6 12,076 18.52% -20,262 Winner:
PC
 32,338 49.60% Gabriel Fontaine
Eligible: 41,346 Votes: 32,930 Participation: 79.64% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33		 Québec
2 December 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 1993(F) — 30 Sep 2022 13:19 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
54
NPDQ
 3/6 2,798 8.59% -14,115 Winner:
QLP
 16,913 51.90% Réjean Doyon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 58,621 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Québec
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3689(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
57
NDP
 3/4 11,501 19.62% -22,172 Winner:
PC
 33,673 57.44% Gabriel Fontaine

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Paul Harney		 12 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Paul Harney		 12 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Paul Harney		 12 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Jean-Paul Harney		 12 Dec 2023

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Rev.: 12 Dec 2023 08:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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