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♂ George H. Whittaker
aliasGeorge H. Whittaker
Record
65082 · 292

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 22 December 1919 → 104 years + 4 months ago
Lived 93 years + 8 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 10 months
Death 26 August 2013 → 10 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 6 months after 17 February 1980
Special notes
None
 
George H. Whittaker (1919–2013) 200x268
© Photo 1979 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 7 3 15

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Bruce A.T. Howard  m 
 
 
Eligible: 65,322 Votes: 48,168 Participation: 73.74% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10159(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
PC
 1/3 20,468 42.49% +6,255 Loser:
LIB
 14,213 29.51% Bruce A.T. Howard

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 65,322 Votes: 53,487 Participation: 81.88% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10423(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/4 23,089 43.17% +3,668 Loser:
LIB
 19,421 36.31% John Dyck

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,740 Votes: 51,602 Participation: 69.04% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 British Columbia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4355(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/3 26,560 51.47% +13,469 Loser:
LIB
 13,091 25.37% Richard Bullock

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 74,740 Votes: 51,410 Participation: 68.79% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 British Columbia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4073(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
PC
 24,983 48.70% Vincent M. Dantzer

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George H. Whittaker		  4 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George H. Whittaker		  4 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Whittaker (Canadian politician)		  4 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Dec 2023 18:26 (but data presented dynamically)

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