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♂ Richard M. Harris
aliasDick Harris
Record
26198 · 679

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 0 7
Birth 6 September 1944
Age 79 years + 7 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 8 years + 6 months ago (18 October 2015)
Special notes
None
 
Richard M. Harris (1944– )
© Photo 2011 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 21 11 17

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Brian L. Gardiner  m 
 		 ⊕ W. Bruce Strachan  m 
 
Eligible: 56,842 Votes: 36,782 Participation: 64.71% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3190(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
REF
 1/7 14,757 40.29% +6,231 Loser:
NDP
 8,526 23.28% Brian L. Gardiner

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 55,808 Votes: 32,366 Participation: 58.00% Candidacies: 7
Federal
36		 British Columbia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2889(F) — 30 Jun 2023 23:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
REF
 1/7 17,505 54.28% +10,435 Loser:
LIB
 7,070 21.92% Eric Moore
After his election:
27 Mar 2000 55
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 59,286 Votes: 35,144 Participation: 59.28% Candidacies: 8
Federal
37		 British Columbia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2589(F) — 30 Jun 2023 17:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CA
 1/8 20,596 58.84% +12,394 Loser:
LIB
 8,202 23.43% Jeannette Townsend
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 59
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 73,778 Votes: 42,372 Participation: 57.43% Candidacies: 8
Federal
38		 British Columbia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 988(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
CPC
 1/8 19,721 46.72% +8,538 Loser:
NDP
 11,183 26.49% Rick Smith

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 73,985 Votes: 43,785 Participation: 59.18% Candidacies: 8
Federal
39		 British Columbia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 921(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
CPC
 1/8 19,624 44.94% +9,115 Loser:
LIB
 10,509 24.07% Simon Yu

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 75,516 Votes: 41,021 Participation: 54.32% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 British Columbia
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5720(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
CPC
 1/5 22,637 55.39% +12,056 Loser:
NDP
 10,581 25.89% Bev Collins

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 76,216 Votes: 43,689 Participation: 57.32% Candidacies: 7
Federal
41		 British Columbia
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6260(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
CPC
 1/7 24,443 56.17% +11,308 Loser:
NDP
 13,135 30.18% Jonathan Van Barneveld

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 79,517 Votes: 53,950 Participation: 67.85% Candidacies: 7
Federal
42		 British Columbia
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7345(F) — 20 Apr 2024 11:06 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
71		 Successor:
CPC
 19,688 36.64% Todd B. Doherty

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Richard M. Harris, M.P.		 26 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Richard M. Harris, député		 26 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dick Harris		 26 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Richard Harris (homme politique)		 26 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Apr 2024 07:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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