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♂ Dave Worthy
aliasDave Worthy
Record
66201 · 643

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3
Birth 15 September 1934 → 89 years + 7 months ago
Lived 70 years + 3 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 2 months
Death 27 December 2004 → 19 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 2 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
Dave Worthy (1934–2004)
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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
Canada 4 11 2

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊕ John F. Langford  m 
⊕ David Zirnhelt  m 
 		 ⊕ Philip W. Mayfield  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 31,421 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3475(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
PC
 1/5 11,525 36.68% +269 Loser:
NDP
 11,256 35.82% John F. Langford

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,958 Votes: 31,712 Participation: 64.77% Candidacies: 8
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3173(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
PC
 3/8 7,050 22.32% -4,460 Winner:
REF
 11,510 36.44% Philip W. Mayfield
Eligible: 21,785 Votes: 15,442 Participation: 70.88% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7940(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
61
LIB
 2/4 6,050 39.35% -322 Winner:
NDP
 6,372 41.45% David Zirnhelt

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Dave Worthy		 09 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Dave Worthy		 09 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dave Worthy		 09 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Feb 2024 20:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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