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♂ R. John Harris
aliasR. John Harris
Record
26195 · 11569

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 16 September 1917 → 106 years + 7 months ago
Lived 79 years + 8 months
First mandate 18 January 1962 → 62 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 4 months
Death 12 June 1997 → 26 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 7 months after 16 October 1967
Special notes
None
 
R. John Harris (1917–1997)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — 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
Ontario 5 8 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John L. Brown  m 
 		 ⊖ Donald M. Deacon  m 
 
Eligible: 28,038 Votes: 14,937 Participation: 53.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Ontario
18 January 1962
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35407(F) — 5 Nov 2022 19:37 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
PC
 1/3 5,199 34.81% +256 Loser:
LIB
 4,943 33.09% Donald MacGregor

Service: 1 year 8 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,511 Votes: 18,028 Participation: 68.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35414(F) — 24 Dec 2022 17:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 7,277 40.67% +820 Loser:
NDP
 6,457 36.09% Stanley Bullock

Service: 4 years 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,401 Votes: 24,310 Participation: 66.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13955(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
PC
 2/3 9,977 41.32% -545 Winner:
NDP
 10,522 43.58% John L. Brown

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Robert John Harris		 19 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Robert John Harris		 19 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jack Harris (Ontario politician)		 19 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Feb 2024 22:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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