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♂ Richard D. Whitford
aliasRichard D. Whitford
Record
65043 · 15533

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Northwest Territories 1 2 3
Total 1 3 4
Birth Unknown
   
First mandate 12 July 1976 → 47 years + 9 months ago
Death Unknown
 
Special notes
Very little is known about Whitford, so he has been marked as deceased in PoliCan although he may still be alive.
 
Richard D. Whitford (? – ?)
© Photo 1974 Northwest Territories Archives — 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
Northwest Territories 3 2 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Walter (Wally) Firth  m 
⊕ Henry Zoe  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ James Wah-Shee  m 
 
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
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
?
LIB
 3/3 3,173 24.68% -2,237 Winner:
NDP
 5,410 42.09% Walter (Wally) Firth
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
8		 Northwest Territories
12 July 1976
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30723(F) — 1 Jan 2024 00:44 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
?
IND
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 2 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 807 Votes: 511 Participation: 63.32% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
9		 Northwest Territories
1 October 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30745(F) — 1 Jan 2024 00:45 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
?		 Successor:
IND
 381 75.90% James Wah-Shee
Eligible: 1,117 Votes: 860 Participation: 76.99% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
11		 Northwest Territories
5 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30791(F) — 1 Jan 2024 00:36 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
?
IND
 2/3 322 37.79% -10 Winner:
IND
 332 38.97% Henry Zoe
Eligible: 1,237 Votes: 1,035 Participation: 83.67% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
12		 Northwest Territories
15 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30817(F) — 1 Jan 2024 00:34 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
?
IND
 3/4 253 24.93% -99 Winner:
IND
 352 34.68% Henry Zoe

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
Richard Whitford		 13 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Mar 2024 07:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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