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♂ John James Harris
aliasJack Harris
Record
26165 · 350

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 82%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Newfoundland and Labrador 5 0 5
Total 9 2 11
Birth 27 October 1948
Age 75 years + 6 months
First mandate 20 July 1987 → 36 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 2 years + 7 months ago (19 September 2021)
Special notes
None
 
John James (Jack) Harris (1948– )
© Photo 2012 Dale Kirby — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 3 3
Newfoundland and Labrador 15 9 14 Z
TOTAL 26 0 17

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 41–45
NDP
 1 Party leader 44–57 16 Nov 1992 — 27 May 2006 13 6 11

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 13  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas V. Hickey  m 
⊕ Walter Noel  m 
⊕ I.A. (Ross) Reid  m 
⊕ Nicholas J. Whalen  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Stephen A. Neary  m 
⊕ John Ottenheimer  m 
⊕ Joedy Wall  m 
 
Eligible: 63,297 Votes: 34,234 Participation: 54.08% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 July 1987
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10863(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
NDP
 1/4 15,842 46.28% +3,871 Loser:
PC
 11,971 34.97% Thomas V. Hickey

Service: 1 year 4 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 48,725 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3534(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
NDP
 2/4 17,198 35.30% -4,305 Winner:
PC
 21,503 44.13% I.A. (Ross) Reid
Eligible: 6,937 Votes: 4,027 Participation: 58.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
11 December 1990
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14759(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
NDP
 1/3 1,977 49.24% +740 Loser:
LIB
 1,237 30.81% Barbara Chalker

Service: 2 years 4 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,163 Votes: 5,369 Participation: 65.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
42		 Newfoundland and Labrador
3 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6910(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
44
NDP
 1/3 2,336 43.67% +608 Loser:
LIB
 1,728 32.31% Joan Cook

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,334 Votes: 5,501 Participation: 66.01% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
43		 Newfoundland and Labrador
22 February 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6858(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
47
NDP
 1/4 2,800 51.07% +1,139 Loser:
LIB
 1,661 30.29% Joan Cook

Service: 2 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,274 Votes: 5,217 Participation: 56.25% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
44		 Newfoundland and Labrador
9 February 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4917(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
50
NDP
 1/6 2,179 41.91% +169 Loser:
LIB
 2,010 38.66% Pete Soucy

Service: 4 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,933 Votes: 5,079 Participation: 56.86% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Newfoundland and Labrador
21 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4876(F) — 27 Feb 2022 20:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
54
NDP
 1/3 2,456 48.46% +235 Loser:
PC
 2,221 43.82% Karen Carroll
After his election:
29 Sep 2006 57
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 11 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,834 Votes: 3,570 Participation: 40.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
45		 Newfoundland and Labrador
1 November 2006
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14363(F) — 27 Feb 2022 17:59 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
NDP
 1,968 55.23% Lorraine Michael
Eligible: 73,053 Votes: 41,560 Participation: 56.89% Candidacies: 6
Federal
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5781(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
59
NDP
 1/6 30,881 74.55% +25,670 Loser:
LIB
 5,211 12.58% Walter Noel

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 76,424 Votes: 44,208 Participation: 57.85% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6321(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
NDP
 1/4 31,388 71.22% +22,190 Loser:
CPC
 9,198 20.87% Jerry Byrne

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 66,304 Votes: 44,991 Participation: 67.86% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7406(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
NDP
 2/5 20,328 45.29% -646 Winner:
LIB
 20,974 46.73% Nicholas J. Whalen
Eligible: 67,406 Votes: 45,600 Participation: 67.65% Candidacies: 4
Federal
43		 Newfoundland and Labrador
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26885(F) — 22 Sep 2021 07:50 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
70
NDP
 1/4 21,148 46.92% +6,186 Loser:
LIB
 14,962 33.20% Nicholas J. Whalen

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 66,963 Votes: 38,467 Participation: 57.45% Candidacies: 4
Federal
44		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36236(F) — 28 Aug 2023 08:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
LIB
 17,239 45.16% Joanne Thompson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Jack Harris, Q.C., M.P.		 07 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Jack Harris, c.r., député		 07 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jack Harris (Newfoundland and Labrador politician)		 07 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jack Harris (homme politique)		 07 Apr 2024

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