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♂ Arthur Ronald Huntington
aliasRon Huntington
Record
28852 · 300

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 13 February 1921 → 103 years + 2 months ago
Lived 77 years + 10 months
First mandate 8 July 1974 → 49 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 4 months
Death 28 December 1998 → 25 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 3 months after 3 September 1984
Special notes
None
 
Arthur Ronald Huntington (1921–1998)
© Photo 1980 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Victoria (Vicki) Huntington Daughter  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 1 25

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John (Jack) Davis  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 64,635 Votes: 51,610 Participation: 79.85% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10149(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
51
PC
 2/4 17,873 34.63% -6,616 Winner:
LIB
 24,489 47.45% John (Jack) Davis
Eligible: 64,635 Votes: 52,731 Participation: 81.58% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10413(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
PC
 1/5 25,797 48.92% +4,410 Loser:
LIB
 21,387 40.56% John (Jack) Davis

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 59,600 Votes: 45,612 Participation: 76.53% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 British Columbia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4341(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/4 27,099 59.41% +15,557 Loser:
LIB
 11,542 25.30% Dave Finlay

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 59,600 Votes: 44,437 Participation: 74.56% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 British Columbia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4059(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/4 26,327 59.36% +15,484 Loser:
LIB
 10,843 24.45% Gerry Salberg

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,902 Votes: 50,793 Participation: 83.40% Candidacies: 7
Federal
33		 British Columbia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3769(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
PC
 28,616 56.45% Mary Collins

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Arthur Ronald Huntington, P.C.		 01 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Arthur Ronald Huntington, C.P.		 01 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ron Huntington		 01 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 May 2024 15:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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