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♂ Harold Edward Winch
aliasHarold Winch
Record
65742 · 38

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 0 7
British Columbia 6 0 6
Total 13 0 13
Birth 18 June 1907 → 116 years + 10 months ago
Lived 85 years + 7 months
First mandate 1 November 1933 → 90 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 4 months
Death 1 February 1993 → 31 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 3 months after 29 October 1972
Special notes
None
 
Harold Edward Winch (1907–1993)
© Photo 1968 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Cedric Cox (1913–1993) Brother-in-law  
⊖ Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch (1879–1957) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 19 2 13
British Columbia 19 7 2 Z
TOTAL 38 9 15

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 18–19
CFF
 1 ✓ Party leader 29–32 01 Aug 1936 — 25 Jun 1939 2 10 24
2. BC 19–23
CFF
 2 Party leader 32–45 26 Jun 1939 — 09 Apr 1953 13 9 14
3. BC 20–22
CFF
 1 Opposition Leader 34–44 21 Oct 1941 — 16 Jan 1952 10 2 26
4. BC 23
CFF
 2 Opposition Leader 44–45 12 Jun 1952 — 09 Jun 1953 0 11 28

Electoral history

Races 13  
Path points 15  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas A. McEwen  m 
⊖ John (Jack) Price  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Maurice Rush  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James G. Turgeon  m 
 		 ⊖ Manfred McGeer  m 
⊖ William A. Pritchard  m 
⊖ James L. Telford  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur J. Turner  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 29,777 Votes: 41,553 Participation: 69.77% Candidacies: 14
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29417(F) — 23 Jul 2023 23:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
CFF
 1/14 11,019 53.03% +3,671 Loser:
LIB
 7,348 35.37% Manfred McGeer

Service: 3 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,875 Votes: 41,280 Participation: 60.93% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29462(F) — 15 Oct 2021 07:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
29
CFF
 2/11 11,350 54.99% +6,099 Loser:
LIB
 5,251 25.44% Charles A. Donovan

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,463 Votes: 44,511 Participation: 61.04% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29548(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
34
CFF
 1/8 13,571 61.56% +8,633 Loser:
LIB
 4,938 22.40% John Henderson

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,841 Votes: 48,414 Participation: 55.22% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29598(F) — 15 Oct 2021 07:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
38
CFF
 1/9 13,421 55.44% +3,605 Loser:
COAL
 9,816 40.55% Frederick J. Hume

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,020 Votes: 76,582 Participation: 63.80% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29639(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
41
CFF
 1/8 20,531 53.99% +3,363 Loser:
COAL
 17,168 45.14% John D. Cornett

Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,353 Votes: 47,171 Participation: 63.44% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29770(F) — 13 Jan 2022 07:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
44
CFF
 1/6 23,051 51.42% +11,849 Loser:
SC
 11,202 24.99% John D. Roberts

Service: 11 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,155 Votes: 42,871 Participation: 61.11% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29815(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
CFF
 20,583 51.21% Arnold A. Webster
Eligible: 34,214 Votes: 20,310 Participation: 59.36% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23702(F) — 13 Jan 2022 07:56 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
CCF
 1/5 10,192 50.58% +5,307 Loser:
SC
 4,885 24.24% Raymond McCarthy

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,721 Votes: 22,919 Participation: 67.97% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23987(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CCF
 1/4 10,782 47.59% +5,470 Loser:
SC
 5,312 23.44% John Chmelyk

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,721 Votes: 23,653 Participation: 70.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24253(F) — 28 Jun 2023 11:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CCF
 1/4 11,486 48.56% +2,832 Loser:
PC
 8,654 36.59% Norman D. Mullins
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 54
CCF
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,686 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24530(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
NDP
 1/5 12,329 54.35% +7,882 Loser:
LIB
 4,447 19.60% Marino Culos

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,365 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24794(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
NDP
 1/4 12,688 54.30% +7,150 Loser:
LIB
 5,538 23.70% Alexander C. Sharp

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,837 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
27		 British Columbia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25063(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
NDP
 1/5 11,854 56.89% +7,885 Loser:
LIB
 3,969 19.05% Alexander C. Sharp

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,669 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28		 British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9908(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
NDP
 1/5 13,339 50.02% +3,589 Loser:
LIB
 9,750 36.56% Robert Kennedy

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,043 Votes: 27,707 Participation: 64.37% Candidacies: 6
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10165(F) — 28 Jun 2023 19:31 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
NDP
 13,525 48.81% C. Patrick Neale

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Harold Edward Winch		 25 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Harold Edward Winch		 25 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Harold Winch		 25 Apr 2024

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