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♂ Kenneth James Higson
aliasKenneth Higson
Record
27467 · 1327

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Birth 14 March 1934 → 90 years + 3 months ago
Lived 54 years + 6 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 7 months
Death 22 September 1988 → 35 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 7 months after 17 February 1980
Special notes
None
 
Kenneth James Higson (1934–1988)
© Photo 1979 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Niagara RM, Ontario (1970–1972)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 5 3

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William Andres  m 
⊖ Bryce Mackasey  m 
 		 ⊖ Gordon Barrett  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,783 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9991(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
PC
 2/3 12,692 38.72% -636 Winner:
LIB
 13,328 40.66% H. Gordon Barrett
Eligible: 49,985 Votes: 37,728 Participation: 75.48% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10246(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
PC
 1/4 16,840 44.64% +3,278 Loser:
LIB
 13,562 35.95% H. Gordon Barrett

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 52,148 Votes: 39,087 Participation: 74.95% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10509(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
PC
 2/4 14,221 36.58% -3,278 Winner:
LIB
 17,499 45.01% William Andres
Eligible: 64,491 Votes: 48,189 Participation: 74.72% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4451(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
45
PC
 1/4 19,612 40.70% +4,586 Loser:
LIB
 15,026 31.18% Norm Marshall

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 64,491 Votes: 47,999 Participation: 74.43% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4169(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
PC
 2/4 16,741 35.01% -708 Winner:
LIB
 17,449 36.49% Bryce S. Mackasey

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Kenneth James Higson		  8 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Kenneth James Higson		  8 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Kenneth Higson		  8 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
Kenneth Higson		  8 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Jun 2024 12:51 (but data presented dynamically)

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