Harry Cruickshank Harley (4 June 1926 – 27 September 2014) was a Canadian politician who served as
Liberal party
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member of the
House of Commons of Canada
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. He was a physician by career.
Political career
Harley was first elected at the
Halton riding in the
1962 general election, narrowly defeating the incumbent
Charles Alexander Best
Charles Alexander Best (July 7, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario – March 25, 1978) was a Canadian politician, farmer, nurseryman and scientist. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1957 election as a Member of the Progressive Con ...
in a result where the armed services vote swung over to the Liberals. He was subsequently re-elected in
1963
Events January
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and
1965
Events January–February
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After completing his term in the
27th Canadian Parliament
The 27th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 9, 1965 until April 23, 1968. The membership was set by the 1965 federal election on November 8, 1965, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was disso ...
in 1968, Harley left federal politics and did not seek further re-election.
His departure was said to be for personal reasons only, and not because of
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau ( , ; October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000), also referred to by his initials PET, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and ...
winning the Liberal leadership.
Electoral record
References
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1926 births
2014 deaths
Physicians from Ontario
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Politicians from Toronto
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