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♂ Harry J. Barber
aliasHarry J. Barber
Record
2608 · 7602

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 4 2 6
Birth 29 March 1875 → 149 years + 1 month ago
Lived 83 years + 10 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 7 months
Death 11 February 1959 → 65 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 10 months after 25 March 1940
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 14 4 22

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Edward D. Barrow  m 
⊖ Gerald G. McGeer  m 
 		 ⊖ George A. Cruickshank  m 
⊖ Elgin A. Munro  m 
 
Eligible: 2,404 Votes: 2,118 Participation: 88.10% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
10 May 1918
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29046(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:55 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
43
UNIO
 2/2 795 37.54% -528 Winner:
LIB
 1,323 62.46% Edward D. Barrow
Eligible: 13,116 Votes: 10,236 Participation: 78.04% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 British Columbia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21807(F) — 26 Jun 2023 19:34 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LC
 1/2 5,751 56.18% +1,266 Loser:
LIB
 4,485 43.82% Elgin A. Munro
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 51
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 13,116 Votes: 10,334 Participation: 78.79% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 British Columbia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22059(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/2 6,217 60.16% +2,100 Loser:
LIB
 4,117 39.84% Elihu Manuel

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,802 Votes: 13,320 Participation: 84.29% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 British Columbia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22333(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LC
 1/2 6,946 52.15% +572 Loser:
LIB
 6,374 47.85% Gerald G. McGeer

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,533 Votes: 12,629 Participation: 93.32% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 British Columbia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22605(F) — 5 Jul 2023 18:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LC
 1/4 4,359 34.52% +729 Loser:
CCF
 3,630 28.74% James M. Cameron
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 63
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,192 Votes: 15,726 Participation: 77.88% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 British Columbia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22880(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
NATG
 2/3 6,211 39.50% -427 Winner:
LIB
 6,638 42.21% George A. Cruickshank

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Harry James Barber, M.P.		 03 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Harry James Barber, député		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Harry James Barber		 03 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Sep 2023 18:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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