Harry Cruickshank Harley (4 June 1926 – 27 September 2014) was a Canadian politician who served as Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a physician by career.
Harry Cruickshank Harley | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Halton | |
| In office June 18, 1962 – June 24, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Alexander Best |
| Succeeded by | Rud Whiting |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 4, 1926 Weston, Ontario |
| Died | September 27, 2014 (aged 88) Oakville, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Marguerite Ellen Louise Harley |
| Profession | Physician |
Political career edit
Harley was first elected at the Halton riding in the 1962 general election, narrowly defeating the incumbent Charles Alexander Best in a result where the armed services vote swung over to the Liberals.[1] He was subsequently re-elected in 1963[2] and 1965.[3] After completing his term in the 27th Canadian Parliament in 1968, Harley left federal politics and did not seek further re-election.[4] His departure was said to be for personal reasons only, and not because of Pierre Elliott Trudeau winning the Liberal leadership.[4]
Electoral record edit
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Harry C. Harley | 25,213 | 47.8 | -4.2 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Allan M. Masson | 16,412 | 31.1 | -1.4 | ||||
| New Democratic | Murray S. Kernighan | 10,751 | 20.4 | +6.5 | ||||
| Independent Conservative | Henry Timmins | 373 | 0.7 | -0.3 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 52,749 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Harry C. Harley | 25,482 | 52.0 | +11.2 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sandy Best | 15,949 | 32.5 | -8.0 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ellis Fullerton | 6,790 | 13.8 | -3.7 | ||||
| Independent Conservative | Henry Timmins | 481 | 1.0 | |||||
| Social Credit | Irv Wilson | 330 | 0.7 | -0.5 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 49,032 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Harry C. Harley | 18,556 | 40.7 | +11.8 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sandy Best | 18,458 | 40.5 | -20.5 | ||||
| New Democratic | Carl Rouleau | 8,001 | 17.6 | +7.5 | ||||
| Social Credit | Irving R. Wilson | 547 | 1.2 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 45,562 | 100.0 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Army Vote Upsets Election; Dr. Harley Wins by 98 Votes". The Acton Free Press. 28 June 1962. p. 1.
- ^ "9366 Majority Gives Liberals County Win". Georgetown Herald. 11 April 1963. p. 1.
- ^ "Harley Sweeps Halton". The Acton Free Press. 11 November 1965. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Harry Harley won't contest seat again". The Acton Free Press. 1 May 1968. p. 1.
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