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♂ Stephen Joseph Harper
aliasStephen Harper
Record
26105 · 800

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 1 8
Birth 30 April 1959
Age 64 years + 11 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 7 years + 8 months ago (26 August 2016)
Special notes
None
 
Stephen Joseph Harper (1959– )
© Photo 2010 Remy Steinegger — licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
The first time he ran for the Reform Party in Calgary West during the 1988 general election, he who would become Canada's 22nd prime minister was very badly beaten by Jim Hawkes. Harper was 29 years old at the time, but the reverse happened in the 1993 election when Harper was 34.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 17 5 29

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 37
CA
 1 Party leader 42–44 20 Mar 2002 — 07 Dec 2003 1 8 17
2. CA 37
CA
 1 Opposition Leader 43–44 21 May 2002 — 08 Jan 2004 1 7 18
3. CA 37–38
CPC
 2 Opposition Leader 44–46 20 Mar 2004 — 05 Feb 2006 1 10 16
4. CA 37–41
CPC
 2 Party leader 44–56 20 Mar 2004 — 04 Nov 2015 11 7 15
5. CA 39–41
CPC
 1 Prime Minister 46–56 06 Feb 2006 — 03 Nov 2015 9 8 28

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Ronald O. Gray  m 
⊕ Larry R. Heather  m  (6 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ F. James (Jim) Hawkes  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Avalon Roberts  f 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 54,729 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 Alberta
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3454(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
29
REF
 2/6 9,074 16.58% -22,951 Winner:
PC
 32,025 58.52% F. James (Jim) Hawkes
Eligible: 87,421 Votes: 57,954 Participation: 66.29% Candidacies: 8
Federal
35		 Alberta
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3152(F) — 30 Jan 2022 18:43 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
REF
 1/8 30,209 52.25% +14,895 Loser:
LIB
 15,314 26.49% Karen Gainer
After his election:
14 Jan 1997 37
REF
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 3 years 2 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 81,644 Votes: 52,832 Participation: 64.71% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Alberta
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2851(F) — 20 Feb 2024 18:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
REF
 24,878 47.20% Robert J. Anders
Eligible: 80,360 Votes: 18,519 Participation: 23.05% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 Alberta
13 May 2002
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10823(F) — 30 Jun 2023 16:39 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
43
CA
 1/5 13,200 71.66% +9,387 Loser:
NDP
 3,813 20.70% Bill Phipps
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 44
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 1 month 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 80,296 Votes: 51,786 Participation: 64.49% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 Alberta
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 961(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
CPC
 1/6 35,297 68.36% +25,796 Loser:
LIB
 9,501 18.40% Avalon Roberts

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 86,426 Votes: 57,536 Participation: 66.57% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Alberta
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 895(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
CPC
 1/5 41,549 72.36% +34,996 Loser:
LIB
 6,553 11.41% Mike Swanson

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 90,756 Votes: 52,996 Participation: 58.39% Candidacies: 6
Federal
40		 Alberta
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5693(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
49
CPC
 1/6 38,548 72.96% +33,630 Loser:
LIB
 4,918 9.31% Marlene Lamontagne

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 95,026 Votes: 57,413 Participation: 60.42% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Alberta
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6233(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
52
CPC
 1/5 42,998 75.12% +36,175 Loser:
NDP
 6,823 11.92% Holly Heffernan

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 80,767 Votes: 58,658 Participation: 72.63% Candidacies: 8
Federal
42		 Alberta
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7318(F) — 2 Feb 2022 16:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
56
CPC
 1/8 37,263 63.77% +22,091 Loser:
LIB
 15,172 25.97% Brendan Miles
After his election:
26 Aug 2016 57
CPC
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 10 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 81,270 Votes: 27,194 Participation: 33.46% Candidacies: 7
Federal
42		 Alberta
3 April 2017
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10786(F) — 4 Sep 2022 16:06 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
CPC
 19,383 71.48% Bob Benzen

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. Stephen Harper, C.P., député		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Stephen Harper		 20 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Stephen Harper		 20 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 19:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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