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♂ John R. Whittaker
aliasJack Whittaker
Record
65085 · 653

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 13 November 1944
Age 79 years + 6 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 44 years
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 7 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
John R. (Jack) Whittaker (1944– )
© 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 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Jim Hart  m 
 		 ⊖ Frederick J. King  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 43,195 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3491(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
NDP
 1/6 16,694 38.65% +1,342 Loser:
PC
 15,352 35.54% Frederick J. King

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 67,914 Votes: 48,732 Participation: 71.76% Candidacies: 8
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3187(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
NDP
 3/8 7,201 14.84% -13,950 Winner:
REF
 21,151 43.59% James A. Hart

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John R. (Jack) Whittaker		  7 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John R. (Jack) Whittaker		  7 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jack Whittaker (politician)		  7 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Apr 2024 05:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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