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♂ Walter Firth
aliasWally Firth
Record
19865 · 324

Metis   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 25 January 1935 → 89 years + 3 months ago
Lived 89 years + 1 month
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 9 months
Death 2 March 2024 → 2 months ago
Exit → Death 44 years + 9 months after 21 May 1979
Special notes
None
 
Walter (Wally) Firth (1935–2024)
© Photo 1974 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 6 6 18

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Ethel Blondin-Andrew  f 
⊖ Richard D. Whitford  m 
 		 ⊕ Dave Nickerson  m 
 
Eligible: 19,491 Votes: 14,057 Participation: 72.12% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Northwest Territories
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10211(F) — 28 Jun 2023 22:15 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
NDP
 1/3 5,597 39.82% +1,258 Loser:
PC
 4,339 30.87% Bob Ward
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 37
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 39
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,491 Votes: 12,854 Participation: 65.95% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Northwest Territories
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10475(F) — 1 Jan 2024 00:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
NDP
 1/3 5,410 42.09% +1,139 Loser:
PC
 4,271 33.23% Bob Ward

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,036 Votes: 11,543 Participation: 76.77% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Northwest Territories
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4410(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
PC
 4,058 35.16% Dave Nickerson
Eligible: 15,036 Votes: 10,606 Participation: 70.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Northwest Territories
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4128(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
45
NDP
 2/3 3,537 33.63% -19 Winner:
PC
 3,556 33.81% Dave Nickerson
Eligible: 23,053 Votes: 13,457 Participation: 58.37% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Northwest Territories
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2947(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
62
IND
 5/5 1,567 11.73% -3,997 Winner:
LIB
 5,564 41.64% Ethel D. Blondin-Andrew

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter (Wally) Firth		  7 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter (Wally) Firth		  7 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Wally Firth		  7 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Apr 2024 01:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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