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♂ Richard J.J. Durante
aliasRichard J.J. Durante
Record
17892 · 24

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
British Columbia 0 2 2
Total 1 3 4
Birth 17 August 1930 → 93 years + 8 months ago
Lived 73 years
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 10 months
Death 11 September 2003 → 20 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 6 months after 14 February 1969
Special notes
None
 

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 0 7 21

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas S. Barnett  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Garde B. Gardom  m 
⊖ Patrick L. McGeer  m 
⊖ Homer J. Stevens  m 
 		 ⊖ Roy T. Cummings  m 
⊖ Grace M. McCarthy  f 
⊖ Leslie R. Peterson  m 
⊖ Phyllis F. Young  f 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,331 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28		 British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9894(F) — 29 Jan 2022 14:08 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/5 11,939 39.36% +9 Loser:
NDP
 11,930 39.33% Thomas S. Barnett
After his election:
14 Feb 1969 38
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,319 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 British Columbia
8 April 1969
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10915(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
LIB
 2/3 12,357 45.23% -255 Winner:
NDP
 12,612 46.17% Thomas S. Barnett
Eligible: 44,285 Votes: 59,343 Participation: 67.00% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30108(F) — 26 Feb 2024 08:17 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 5/12 3,874 13.15% -7,887 Winner:
NDP
 11,761 39.92% Roy T. Cummings
Eligible: 52,576 Votes: 72,439 Participation: 68.89% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30159(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 5/9 5,004 13.92% -15,757 Winner:
SC
 20,761 57.76% Garde B. Gardom

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard John Joseph Durante, M.P.		 06 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard John Joseph Durante, député		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Richard Durante		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 03:01 (but data presented dynamically)

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