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♂ Dave Worthy
aliasDave Worthy
Record
66201 · 643

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3
Birth 15 September 1934 → 89 years + 8 months ago
Lived 70 years + 3 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 2 months
Death 27 December 2004 → 19 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 2 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
Dave Worthy (1934–2004)
© Photo 1988 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 4 11 2

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊕ John F. Langford  m 
⊕ David Zirnhelt  m 
 		 ⊕ Philip W. Mayfield  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 31,421 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3475(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
PC
 1/5 11,525 36.68% +269 Loser:
NDP
 11,256 35.82% John F. Langford

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,958 Votes: 31,712 Participation: 64.77% Candidacies: 8
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3173(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
PC
 3/8 7,050 22.32% -4,460 Winner:
REF
 11,510 36.44% Philip W. Mayfield
Eligible: 21,785 Votes: 15,442 Participation: 70.88% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7940(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
61
LIB
 2/4 6,050 39.35% -322 Winner:
NDP
 6,372 41.45% David Zirnhelt

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Dave Worthy		  9 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Dave Worthy		  9 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dave Worthy		  9 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Feb 2024 20:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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