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♂ Elijah Harper
aliasElijah Harper
Record
26093 · 520

☆   Cree   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Manitoba 4 0 4
Total 5 2 7
Birth 3 March 1949 → 75 years + 1 month ago
Lived 64 years + 2 months
First mandate 17 November 1981 → 42 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 8 months
Death 17 May 2013 → 10 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 11 months after 1 June 1997
Special notes
None
 
Elijah Harper (1949–2013)
© Photo 1990 Mennonite Church USA Archives — licensed under CC0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Harper achieved national fame for his refusal to accept the Meech Lake Accord. The Manitoba NDP MLA denied unanimous consent in the legislature, as he was displeased that there had been no input from Canada's First Nations in the Accord negotiated in 1987.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 7 6
Manitoba 11 0 10 Z
TOTAL 14 7 16

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Beverly F. Desjarlais  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Rodney E. Murphy  m 
 
Eligible: 8,271 Votes: 4,440 Participation: 53.68% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Manitoba
17 November 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9330(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
NDP
 1/4 3,032 69.48% +2,028 Loser:
LIB
 1,004 23.01% Alan Ross

Service: 4 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,172 Votes: 3,849 Participation: 41.96% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Manitoba
18 March 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9389(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
NDP
 1/3 2,302 60.42% +1,371 Loser:
PC
 931 24.44% Leonard McKay

Service: 2 years 1 month 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,884 Votes: 4,265 Participation: 43.15% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Manitoba
26 April 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 9446(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
NDP
 1/3 2,206 51.75% +787 Loser:
PC
 1,419 33.29% Joe Guy Wood

Service: 2 years 4 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,575 Votes: 4,928 Participation: 46.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Manitoba
11 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9503(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
NDP
 1/3 3,798 77.37% +2,994 Loser:
PC
 804 16.38% Hugh Wynne
After his election:
30 Nov 1992 43
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 2 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,334 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Manitoba
21 September 1993
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10978(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
NDP
 1,697 50.90% Eric W. Robinson
Eligible: 44,055 Votes: 23,835 Participation: 54.10% Candidacies: 5
Federal
35		 Manitoba
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3208(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 1/5 9,658 40.73% +907 Loser:
NDP
 8,751 36.91% Rodney E. Murphy

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,801 Votes: 23,516 Participation: 50.25% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Manitoba
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2907(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/4 6,852 29.33% -2,764 Winner:
NDP
 9,616 41.17% Beverly F. Desjarlais
Eligible: 45,860 Votes: 23,413 Participation: 51.05% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Manitoba
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2603(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 2/4 7,514 32.23% -2,963 Winner:
NDP
 10,477 44.94% Beverly F. Desjarlais

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Harper, Elijah		 20 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Harper, Elijah		 20 Mar 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Elijah Harper (1949-2013)		 20 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Elijah Harper, M.P.		 20 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Elijah Harper, député		 20 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Elijah Harper		 20 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Elijah Harper		 20 Mar 2024

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