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♂ Harry G. Archibald
aliasHarry G. Archibald
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 1 3 4
Birth 21 September 1910 → 113 years + 7 months ago
Lived ± 54 years
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 8 months
Death c. September 1965 → 58 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death ± 16 years + 2 months after 26 June 1949
Special notes
None
 
Harry G. Archibald (1910–c.1965)
© Photo 1945 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Elected to Parliament for one term in 1945 under the CCF banner, Archibald was a sympathiser of Trotskyism and a covert member of the Revolutionary Workers' Party during part of his term.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 0 15

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Edward T. Applewhaite  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ George M. Murray  m 
 		 ⊖ Ernest C. Carson  m 
 
Eligible: 3,996 Votes: 2,678 Participation: 67.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29531(F) — 24 Jul 2023 16:09 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
31
CFF
 2/3 841 31.75% -176 Winner:
CONS
 1,017 38.39% Ernest C. Carson
Eligible: 14,646 Votes: 11,075 Participation: 75.62% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23146(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
CCF
 1/4 4,079 36.83% +746 Loser:
LIB
 3,333 30.09% Edward T. Applewhaite

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,167 Votes: 10,107 Participation: 66.64% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23407(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
CCF
 2/2 4,183 41.70% -1,664 Winner:
LIB
 5,847 58.30% Edward T. Applewhaite
Eligible: 20,937 Votes: 12,431 Participation: 59.37% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23700(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
42
CCF
 2/4 3,724 30.43% -1,608 Winner:
LIB
 5,332 43.57% Edward T. Applewhaite

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Harry Grenfell Archibald, M.P.		 27 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Harry Grenfell Archibald, député		 27 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Harry Archibald		 27 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Harry Archibald		 27 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Feb 2024 21:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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