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♂ Harry W. How
aliasHarry W. How
Record
28365 · 4023

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 4 1 5
Birth 29 September 1919 → 104 years + 6 months ago
Lived 81 years + 4 months
First mandate 13 October 1970 → 53 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 51 years
Death 1 February 2001 → 23 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 2 months after 5 November 1983
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
Nova Scotia 13 0 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Robert S. Harrison  m 
 		 ⊕ Derrick J. Kimball  m 
 
Eligible: 6,528 Votes: 4,788 Participation: 73.35% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8622(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
PC
 1/2 2,722 57.55% +714 Loser:
LIB
 2,008 42.45% Ed Aston

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,909 Votes: 6,078 Participation: 76.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8578(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 3,576 59.22% +1,577 Loser:
LIB
 1,999 33.11% Ed Aston

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,929 Votes: 6,762 Participation: 75.73% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4824(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/3 4,214 62.58% +2,688 Loser:
LIB
 1,526 22.66% Wilbur H. Starratt

Service: 3 years 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,690 Votes: 6,697 Participation: 69.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
6 October 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1613(F) — 8 Feb 2022 20:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
 1/3 4,356 65.47% +2,992 Loser:
NDP
 1,364 20.50% Evelyn Garbary
After his election:
5 Nov 1983 64
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,186 Votes: 7,514 Participation: 61.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Nova Scotia
21 February 1984
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14211(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
PC
 3,497 46.81% Paul E. Kinsman
Eligible: 13,818 Votes: 10,477 Participation: 75.82% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
56		 Nova Scotia
25 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1455(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
73
PC
 2/5 2,941 28.24% -128 Winner:
LIB
 3,069 29.46% Robert S. Harrison

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
How, Harry W. (p. 97)		 16 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Harry How		 16 Aug 2023

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