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♂ David H. Searle
aliasDavid H. Searle
Record
55833 · 8882

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Northwest Territories 3 0 3
Total 3 1 4
Birth 4 August 1936 → 87 years + 8 months ago
Lived 84 years + 6 months
First mandate 4 July 1967 → 56 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 11 months
Death 1 March 2021 → 3 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 41 years + 11 months after 1 April 1979
Special notes
None
 
David H. Searle (1936–2021) 200x168
© Photo 2018 Kristi Searle via NNSL — 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
Northwest Territories 11 8 25 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NT 8
INDE
 1 Speaker 38–43 01 May 1975 — 12 Nov 1979 4 6 11

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Peter Baker  m 
 		 ⊕ Dave Nickerson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,688 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Territorial
6		 Northwest Territories
4 July 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30682(F) — 26 Jul 2023 20:48 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
IND
 1/4 681 40.34% +174 Loser:
IND
 507 30.04% Peter Baker

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,320 Votes: 1,500 Participation: 64.66% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
7		 Northwest Territories
21 December 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30696(F) — 22 Jan 2023 14:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
IND
 1/2 1,128 76.58% +783 Loser:
IND
 345 23.42% James J. Washie

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,112 Votes: 1,289 Participation: 61.03% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
8		 Northwest Territories
10 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30721(F) — 22 Jan 2023 14:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
IND
 1/3 932 72.70% +745 Loser:
IND
 187 14.59% Terry Padgham
After his election:
1 Apr 1979 42
IND
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 4 years 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,036 Votes: 11,543 Participation: 76.77% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Northwest Territories
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4410(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 2/4 3,827 33.15% -231 Winner:
PC
 4,058 35.16% Dave Nickerson
Eligible: 2,248 Votes: 1,456 Participation: 64.77% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
9		 Northwest Territories
1 October 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30738(F) — 22 Jan 2023 13:45 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
IND
 683 47.04% Lynda Sorenson

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Prabook, David H. Searle		 31 Dec 2023
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
David Searle		 31 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
David Searle		 31 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Dec 2023 22:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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