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♂ Raymond J. Skelly
aliasRaymond J. Skelly
Record
57162 · 619

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 1 July 1941 → 82 years + 10 months ago
Lived 78 years
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 10 months
Death 14 July 2019 → 4 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 8 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
Raymond J. Skelly (1941–2019) 200x275
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Robert E. Skelly (1943–2022) Brother
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 5 0

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊕ John M. Duncan  m 
⊖ Shirley E. McLoughlin  f 
⊖ Allan E. Warnke  m 
 		 ⊕ Philip W. Mayfield  m 
⊖ A. John Pearsall  m 
 
Eligible: 74,254 Votes: 49,855 Participation: 67.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 British Columbia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4343(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
NDP
 1/4 22,075 44.28% +4,519 Loser:
PC
 17,556 35.21% Alan Lazerte

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,254 Votes: 51,175 Participation: 68.92% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 British Columbia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4061(F) — 28 Dec 2023 15:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
NDP
 1/4 25,007 48.97% +8,462 Loser:
PC
 16,545 32.40% Alan Lazerte

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 79,613 Votes: 61,321 Participation: 77.02% Candidacies: 7
Federal
33		 British Columbia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3771(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
NDP
 1/7 27,288 44.61% +722 Loser:
PC
 26,566 43.43% Mike Hicks

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 42,635 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3487(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
NDP
 1/8 22,179 52.02% +11,768 Loser:
PC
 10,411 24.42% Michel Rabu

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 68,621 Votes: 46,666 Participation: 68.01% Candidacies: 8
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3200(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
NDP
 3/8 7,823 16.83% -10,433 Winner:
REF
 18,256 39.28% John M. Duncan
Eligible: 53,434 Votes: 32,324 Participation: 60.49% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 British Columbia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2568(F) — 30 Jun 2023 12:50 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
59
NDP
 3/6 2,915 9.05% -16,298 Winner:
CA
 19,213 59.63% Philip W. Mayfield

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Raymond John Skelly, M.P.		 19 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Raymond John Skelly, député		 19 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ray Skelly		 19 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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