Harry Verran
Canadian politician
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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.
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 |
| Died | 18 October 2015 (aged 85) Meadowvale, Nova Scotia |
| Party | Liberal |
| Profession | Businessman, photographer, 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 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 338 | 0,87 | ||||||
| Turnout | 38,768 | 73.93 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 52,441 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
