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♂ Sidney J. Parker
aliasSidney J. Parker
Record
48132 · 634

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Birth 15 September 1930
Age 93 years + 7 months
First mandate 18 February 1980 → 44 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Sidney J. Parker (1930– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 5 17

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James E. Abbott  m 
 		 ⊖ Stan T. Graham  m  (4 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 46,651 Votes: 31,669 Participation: 67.88% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 British Columbia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4349(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
48
NDP
 2/3 11,107 35.07% -1,797 Winner:
PC
 12,904 40.75% Stan T. Graham
Eligible: 46,651 Votes: 33,446 Participation: 71.69% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 British Columbia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4067(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
NDP
 1/3 13,299 39.87% +631 Loser:
PC
 12,668 37.98% Stan T. Graham

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,142 Votes: 39,108 Participation: 77.99% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 British Columbia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3777(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
NDP
 2/4 15,908 40.80% -2,221 Winner:
PC
 18,129 46.49% Stan T. Graham
Eligible: inc. Votes: 34,487 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3482(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
58
NDP
 1/5 14,904 43.22% +1,620 Loser:
PC
 13,284 38.52% Stan T. Graham

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,292 Votes: 35,369 Participation: 70.33% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3180(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
NDP
 3/9 5,107 14.50% -11,943 Winner:
REF
 17,050 48.42% James E. Abbott

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Sidney James Parker, M.P.		 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Sidney James Parker, député		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Sid Parker		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 17:26 (but data presented dynamically)

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