Harry Verran
Harry Verran | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for South West Nova | |
| In office 25 October 1993 – 2 June 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Coline Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Mark Muise |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1930 Placentia, Newfoundland |
| Died | 18 October 2015 (aged 85) Meadowvale, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | Businessman, photographer, sailor |
Harry James Verran (6 July 1930 – 18 October 2015) was a Canadian politician and member of the House of Commons of Canada for South West Nova from 1993 to 1997. By career, he was a businessman, photographer and sailor.
Early life
Verran was born in Placentia, Newfoundland to James Placidious Verran and Mary Josephine Byrne. In 1949, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served for twenty years. As a photographer, he served on HMCS Bonaventure and HMCS Magnificent.[1]
Political career
Verran won the South West Nova electoral district for the Liberal party in the 1993 federal election during the Liberals large majority government.[2] He was able to win the district as a Liberal in part due to his socially conservative views, including campaigning against same-sex marriage.[3] In the 1997 federal election, he campaigned in the West Nova riding but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Mark Muise.[4]
Verran died on 18 October 2015.[1]
Electoral record
| 1997 Canadian federal election: West Nova | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Muise | 13,187 | 34.31 | +11.64 | $37,592 | |||
| Liberal | Harry Verran | 9,877 | 25.70 | -29.19 | $47,082 | |||
| New Democratic | Brian Noble | 7,862 | 20.46 | +14.87 | $4,426 | |||
| Reform | Betty Cox | 7,229 | 18.81 | +3.66 | $25,210 | |||
| Natural Law | Neeraj Lakhanpal | 275 | 0.72 | -0.98 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 38,430 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election: West Nova | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Harry Verran | 20,530 | 54.89 | +4.88 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Yvon Joseph Thibault | 8,478 | 22.67 | -18.84 | ||||
| Reform | Louis Mason | 5,667 | 15.15 | |||||
| New Democratic | Peter Zavitz | 2,090 | 5.59 | -0.10 | ||||
| Natural Law | Gregg Murphy | 636 | 1.70 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 37,401 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
- ^ a b "Harry James Verran". Middleton, NS: Middleton Funeral Home. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Atlantic region hands Liberals near-clean sweep". The Chronicle Herald. 26 October 1993. Archived from the original on 21 November 2001.
- ^ "Debates of June 14th, 1995". openparliament.ca. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "West Nova's voice will be heard, Muise vows". The Chronicle Herald. 3 July 1997. Archived from the original on 30 November 2001.
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