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♂ Harry P. Cavers
aliasHarry P. Cavers
Record
10054 · 6607

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 27 December 1909 → 114 years + 4 months ago
Lived 85 years + 11 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 6 months
Death 7 December 1995 → 28 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 38 years + 5 months after 9 June 1957
Special notes
None
 

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 7 11 11

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 49,952 Votes: 38,395 Participation: 76.86% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23493(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 1/4 17,407 45.83% +3,369 Loser:
PC
 14,038 36.96% C. Bruce Hill

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 57,301 Votes: 37,338 Participation: 65.16% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23794(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/4 16,113 43.68% +1,419 Loser:
PC
 14,694 39.84% Romaine K. Ross

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 63,039 Votes: 49,006 Participation: 77.74% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24074(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LIB
 2/4 15,794 32.72% -9,615 Winner:
PC
 25,409 52.64% John Smith
Eligible: 63,039 Votes: 50,948 Participation: 80.82% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24340(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
48
LIB
 2/4 15,063 29.57% -14,895 Winner:
PC
 29,958 58.80% John Smith

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Harry Peter Cavers, Q.C., M.P.		 01 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Harry Peter Cavers, c.r., député		 01 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Harry Cavers		 01 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Harry Cavers		 01 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Aug 2023 21:01 (but data presented dynamically)

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