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♂ Harvey W. Burk
aliasHarvey W. Burk
Record
8286 · 5215

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 2 1 3
Birth c. 1822 → 202 years ago
Lived ± 85 years
First mandate 7 April 1874 → 150 years + 25 days ago
↳ at age ± 52 years
Death 13 October 1907 → 116 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 11 months after 18 October 1879
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Samuel Hughes (1853–1921) Son-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 6 10

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James W. McLaughlin  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,114 Votes: 2,160 Participation: 69.36% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
7 April 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18899(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±52
LIB
 1/2 1,251 57.92% +342 Loser:
IND
 909 42.08% Thomas McClung

Service: 4 years 5 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,649 Votes: 2,445 Participation: 67.00% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19043(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±56
LIB
 1/2 1,214 50.88% +42 Loser:
IND
 1,172 49.12% F. Cubitt
After his election:
18 Oct 1879 ±57
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 1 year 1 month 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,649 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 November 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19613(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±57		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. D. Edward Blake
Eligible: 3,815 Votes: 2,815 Participation: 73.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32956(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:02 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±61
LC
 2/2 1,332 47.37% -148 Winner:
LIB
 1,480 52.63% James W. McLaughlin

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Harvey William Burk, M.P.		 29 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Harvey William Burk, député		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Harvey William Burk		 29 Jul 2023
FR Wikipédia
Harvey William Burk		 29 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Jul 2023 15:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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