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♂ Harry Wright
aliasHarry Wright
Record
66292 · 8524

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 1 3
Birth 11 September 1875 → 148 years + 8 months ago
Lived ± 68 years
First mandate 5 September 1903 → 120 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 11 months
Death c. January 1944 → 80 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death ± 31 years + 9 months after 27 March 1912
Special notes
None
 

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
British Columbia 5 8 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William R. MacLean  m 
 
 
Eligible: 1,064 Votes: 806 Participation: 75.75% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28868(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
27
LC
 1/2 483 59.93% +160 Loser:
LIB
 323 40.07% Alfred Parr

Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,347 Votes: 711 Participation: 52.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
23 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28913(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
31		 Successor:
LC
 325 45.71% James H.A. Schofield
Eligible: 1,447 Votes: 1,036 Participation: 71.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28937(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
34
LC
 1/3 565 54.54% +242 Loser:
LIB
 323 31.18% Edward A. Crease

Service: 2 years 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,196 Votes: 892 Participation: 74.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
28 March 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28973(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
36
ICON
 2/3 188 21.08% -339 Winner:
LC
 527 59.08% William R. MacLean

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Harry Wright (Canadian politician)		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 23:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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