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♂ B. Josiah Harvey
aliasB. Josiah Harvey
Record
26353 · 4484

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 2 4
Birth c. 1938 → 86 years ago
Lived ± 71 years
First mandate 28 October 1971 → 52 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 33 years
Death 9 December 2009 → 14 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 6 months after 1 June 1972
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
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 7 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Michael S. Martin  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ James P. Walsh  m 
 
Eligible: 2,238 Votes: 1,887 Participation: 84.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  18 Jan 1972
ID: 14653(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:29 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±33
LIB
 1/3 890 47.52% +83 Loser:
LABR
 807 43.09% Michael S. Martin
After his election:
18 Jan 1972 ±34
LIB
 →
PC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 4 months 24 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,238 Votes: 1,865 Participation: 83.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14695(F) — 27 Feb 2022 15:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±34
LIB
 1/2 933 50.03% +1 Loser:
LABR
 932 49.97% Michael S. Martin
After his election:
1 Jun 1972 ±34
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 2 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,238 Votes: 2,104 Participation: 94.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
31 August 1972
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14739(F) — 27 Feb 2022 12:50 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±34
LIB
 2/3 899 43.06% -158 Winner:
LABR
 1,057 50.62% Michael S. Martin
Eligible: 9,412 Votes: 7,049 Participation: 74.89% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 April 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14326(F) — 27 Feb 2022 12:50 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±51
IND
 4/4 351 5.00% -2,792 Winner:
LIB
 3,143 44.73% James P. Walsh

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
The Telegram [St. John's] (via Pressreader) (10 December 2009), Former MHA, filmmaker and prominent businessman dead at 71		 08 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Oct 2023 12:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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