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♂ Harry E. Graham
aliasHarry E. Graham
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 5 0 5
Birth 26 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
Lived 84 years + 8 months
First mandate 20 February 1969 → 55 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 1 month
Death 21 September 2006 → 17 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 6 months after 17 March 1986
Special notes
None
 
Harry E. Graham (1921–2006)
© Photo via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
It is said that Graham entered politics accidentally when he agreed to help a dentist friend run for office but took his place when the dentist could not find a replacement to use his left-handed dental tools.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 17 0 20 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 31
PC
 1 Speaker 55–59 11 Oct 1977 — 16 Nov 1981 4 1 5

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Michael J. Sotas  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,003 Votes: 4,580 Participation: 76.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Manitoba
20 February 1969
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13935(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
PC
 1/3 2,117 46.46% +711 Loser:
LIB
 1,406 30.85% Edward Shust

Service: 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,292 Votes: 6,009 Participation: 72.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Manitoba
25 June 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13880(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 2,374 39.59% +111 Loser:
NDP
 2,263 37.74% Donald Kostesky

Service: 4 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,153 Votes: 6,873 Participation: 84.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Manitoba
28 June 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9182(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 3,203 46.73% +236 Loser:
NDP
 2,967 43.28% Michael J. Sotas

Service: 4 years 3 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,952 Votes: 6,866 Participation: 86.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Manitoba
11 October 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9239(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/3 3,066 44.78% +454 Loser:
NDP
 2,612 38.15% Peter J. Merry

Service: 4 years 1 month 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,528 Votes: 7,950 Participation: 68.96% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Manitoba
17 November 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9347(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/2 5,059 63.89% +2,200 Loser:
NDP
 2,859 36.11% Maude Lelond

Service: 4 years 4 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,837 Votes: 8,031 Participation: 67.85% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Manitoba
18 March 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9406(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
PC
 4,251 52.99% Glen M. Findlay

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Graham, Harry E.		 10 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Graham, Harry E.		 10 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Henry Edward "Harry" Graham (1921-2006)		 10 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Harry Graham (Manitoba politician)		 10 Feb 2024

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