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♂ Erhart Regier
aliasErhart Regier
Record
51934 · 6679

Mennonite   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 3 7
Birth 15 January 1916 → 108 years + 5 months ago
Lived 60 years + 9 months
First mandate 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 6 months
Death 22 October 1976 → 47 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 2 months after 20 August 1962
Special notes
First Mennonite elected to Parliament.
 
Erhart Regier (1916–1976)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
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 9 0 6

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Bob Borrie  m 
⊖ William H. Hicks  m 
⊖ George E. Nixon  m 
⊖ Russ Ramsay  m 
 		 ⊖ Clarence Gerhart  m 
⊖ Bert Leboe  m 
⊖ Alexander Patterson  m 
 
Eligible: 29,679 Votes: 19,324 Participation: 65.11% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23690(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
CCF
 1/5 7,232 37.62% +2,245 Loser:
SC
 4,987 25.94% René J. Gamache

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,339 Votes: 28,469 Participation: 76.24% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23971(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
CCF
 1/4 10,947 38.78% +3,395 Loser:
SC
 7,552 26.76% Clarence E. Gerhart

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,339 Votes: 29,985 Participation: 80.30% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24237(F) — 28 Jun 2023 11:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
CCF
 1/4 12,917 43.08% +1,495 Loser:
PC
 11,422 38.09% Murray Morrison
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 45
CCF
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,171 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24514(F) — 28 Jan 2022 17:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
NDP
 1/4 19,050 49.91% +9,699 Loser:
LIB
 9,351 24.50% Warren R. Clark
After his election:
20 Aug 1962 46
NDP
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 2 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,348 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
25		 British Columbia
22 October 1962
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24760(F) — 11 Sep 2021 13:03 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
NDP
 16,313 50.43% Thomas C. Douglas
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,193 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24784(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
47
NDP
 2/5 9,735 25.49% -1,765 Winner:
SC
 11,500 30.11% Alexander B. Patterson
Eligible: 43,564 Votes: 33,817 Participation: 77.63% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25113(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
49
NDP
 3/3 9,564 28.54% -2,470 Winner:
LIB
 12,034 35.91% George E. Nixon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 31,291 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28		 British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9904(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
52
NDP
 3/5 6,894 22.03% -4,032 Winner:
LIB
 10,926 34.92% Robert J. Borrie

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Erhart Regier, M.P.		  8 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Erhart Regier, député		  8 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Erhart Regier		  8 Jun 2024

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