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♀ Hedy M. Fry
aliasHedy M. Fry
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Government
 Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 11 0 11
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth 6 August 1941
Age 82 years + 8 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 2 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Hedy M. Fry (1941– )
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Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Pete Fry (c. 1969–) Son  
 
Well that's interesting!
Fry's first claim to political fame is that she is the woman who took down the sitting prime minister in Vancouver Centre in the 1993 general election. Her most recent claim is that, at 80 years of age, she is the oldest woman to be elected to Parliament.
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 30 5 23

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 35–37
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 54–60 25 Jan 1996 — 14 Jan 2002 5 11 20
 1. Status of Women

Electoral history

Races * 11  
Path points 11  
10 documented challengers
⊕ Constance Barnes  f 
⊕ Kimball M. Cariou  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Marc S. Emery  m 
⊕ Lorne Mayencourt  m 
⊕ William L. Siksay  m 
 		 ⊕ A. Kim Campbell  f 
⊕ Adriane J. Carr  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Jamie-Lee Hamilton  f 
⊕ Svend J. Robinson  m 
⊕ E.C. Kennedy Stewart  m 
 
Eligible: 100,841 Votes: 65,273 Participation: 64.73% Candidacies: 13
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3198(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 1/13 20,095 31.09% +3,821 Loser:
PC
 16,274 25.18% A. Kim Campbell

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 79,563 Votes: 51,490 Participation: 64.72% Candidacies: 11
Federal
36		 British Columbia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2897(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/11 20,878 40.76% +9,311 Loser:
REF
 11,567 22.58% Richard Farbridge

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 64,583 Votes: 58,324 Participation: 90.31% Candidacies: 10
Federal
37		 British Columbia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2593(F) — 20 Feb 2024 17:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/10 24,553 42.30% +9,377 Loser:
CA
 15,176 26.15% John Mortimer

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 86,246 Votes: 53,019 Participation: 61.47% Candidacies: 8
Federal
38		 British Columbia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1012(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/8 21,280 40.31% +4,230 Loser:
NDP
 17,050 32.30% E.C. Kennedy Stewart

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 92,284 Votes: 57,267 Participation: 62.06% Candidacies: 7
Federal
39		 British Columbia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 945(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/7 25,013 43.80% +8,639 Loser:
NDP
 16,374 28.67% Svend J. Robinson

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 95,537 Votes: 56,716 Participation: 59.37% Candidacies: 6
Federal
40		 British Columbia
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5744(F) — 10 Jan 2022 00:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 1/6 19,506 34.51% +5,318 Loser:
CPC
 14,188 25.10% Lorne Mayencourt

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 102,201 Votes: 58,983 Participation: 57.71% Candidacies: 8
Federal
41		 British Columbia
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6284(F) — 10 Jan 2022 00:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LIB
 1/8 18,260 31.03% +2,935 Loser:
NDP
 15,325 26.04% Karen M. Shillington

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 88,470 Votes: 58,295 Participation: 65.89% Candidacies: 6
Federal
42		 British Columbia
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7369(F) — 4 Mar 2022 22:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
74
LIB
 1/6 32,554 56.08% +20,936 Loser:
NDP
 11,618 20.01% Constance Barnes

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 92,243 Votes: 56,310 Participation: 61.05% Candidacies: 8
Federal
43		 British Columbia
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26848(F) — 22 Sep 2021 20:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
78
LIB
 1/8 23,599 42.18% +10,319 Loser:
NDP
 13,280 23.74% Breen Ouellette

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 91,864 Votes: 52,039 Participation: 56.65% Candidacies: 5
Federal
44		 British Columbia
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36199(F) — 20 May 2022 10:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
80
LIB
 1/5 20,873 40.44% +5,004 Loser:
NDP
 15,869 30.74% Breen Ouellette

Service: 2 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Vancouver Centre
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 British Columbia
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39388(P) — 23 Jan 2024 21:03 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Oppo.)
Age
84
LIB
 1/4   37.22%   Loser:
CPC

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Rachel Heinrichs, Chatelaine (20 September 2019), Hedy Fry, Canada’s Longest-Serving Female MP, Has Seen Some Things		 08 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Hedy Fry, P.C., M.P.		 08 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Hedy Fry, C.P., députée		 08 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hedy Fry		 08 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Hedy Fry		 08 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Feb 2024 21:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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