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♂ Michael Deane Harris
aliasMike Harris
Record
26186 · 2811

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
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Ontario 6 0 6
Birth 23 January 1945
Age 79 years + 3 months
First mandate 19 March 1981 → 43 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 36 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 22 years + 19 days ago (14 April 2002)
Special notes
None
 
Michael Deane Harris (1945– )
© Photo 2014 Centre Manning — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Mike Harris (c. 1985–) Son  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

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Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 21 0 20 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 34–37
PC
 1 Party leader 45–57 12 May 1990 — 22 Mar 2002 11 10 10
2. ON 36–37
PC
 1 Premier 50–57 08 Jun 1995 — 14 Apr 2002 6 10 6

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Michael G. Bolan  m 
 
 
Eligible: 44,617 Votes: 28,603 Participation: 64.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12233(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
PC
 1/3 15,795 55.43% +4,871 Loser:
LIB
 10,924 38.34% Michael G. Bolan

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,479 Votes: 30,055 Participation: 64.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12358(F) — 6 Jul 2023 18:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/3 14,900 49.86% +3,898 Loser:
LIB
 11,002 36.81% Michael Gauthier
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 40
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,371 Votes: 31,220 Participation: 68.81% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5628(F) — 26 Feb 2022 18:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/4 15,744 50.68% +4,054 Loser:
LIB
 11,690 37.63% Marthe Smith

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,371 Votes: 33,937 Participation: 70.16% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5498(F) — 2 Oct 2021 11:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
PC
 1/4 15,469 45.85% +4,724 Loser:
LIB
 10,745 31.85% Stan Lawlor

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,020 Votes: 31,215 Participation: 63.68% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5350(F) — 2 Oct 2021 11:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
50
PC
 1/3 18,722 60.48% +10,837 Loser:
LIB
 7,885 25.47% Bert Brandon

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 60,043 Votes: 38,911 Participation: 64.81% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5139(F) — 26 Feb 2022 20:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
54
PC
 1/5 19,498 50.42% +2,816 Loser:
LIB
 16,682 43.14% George Maroosis
After his election:
14 Apr 2002 57
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 56,740 Votes: 30,859 Participation: 54.39% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Ontario
2 May 2002
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12028(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
PC
 13,989 45.54% Al McDonald

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Michael Harris		 22 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Michael Harris		 22 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Mike Harris		 22 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Mike Harris		 22 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Apr 2024 19:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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