Jack Harris (Newfoundland and Labrador politician)

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2019 Canadian federal election: St. John's East
Jack Harris
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Harris in January 2012
Shadow Minister for National Defence
In office
April 19, 2012 –November 19, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Jack Harris 21,14846.92+1.63none listed
Liberal Nick Whalen 14,96233.20−13.54none listed
Conservative Joedy Wall 8,14118.06+11.52$56,419.96
Green David Peters8211.82+0.71$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit45,07299.84 $101,886.12
Total rejected ballots5281.16+0.91
Turnout45,60067.65-0.21
Eligible voters67,406
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +7.58
Source: Elections Canada [23]
2015 Canadian federal election : St. John's East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Nick Whalen 20,97446.73+38.96–
New Democratic Jack Harris 20,32845.29-25.36–
Conservative Deanne Stapleton2,9386.55-13.90–
Green David Anthony Peters5001.11-0.02–
Communist Sean Burton1400.31––
Total valid votes/expense limit44,88099.75 $198,664.41
Total rejected ballots1110.25
Turnout44,99167.86
Eligible voters66,304
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +32.16
Source: Elections Canada [24] [25]
2011 Canadian federal election : St. John's East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Jack Harris 31,38871.22-3.33$68,045.84
Conservative Jerry Byrne9,19820.87+11.61$85,207.91
Liberal John Allan3,0196.85-5.73$53,539.40
Green Robert Miller4671.06-0.32$335.14
Total valid votes/expense limit44,072100.0  –$85,537.94
Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots1360.31+0.32
Turnout44,20857.85+0.96
Eligible voters 76,424
New Democratic hold Swing -7.47
Sources: [26] [27]
St. John's East - 2008 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Jack Harris31,36974.63%
Liberal Walter Noel 5,27312.34%
Conservative Craig Westcott 3,8729.21%
Green Howard Story5861.39%
Progressive Canadian Shannon Tobin5841.39%
Newfoundland and Labrador First Les Coultas3490.83%
Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi, 2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%+/-
  New Democrat Jack Harris2,456
  Progressive Conservative Karen Carol2,221
  Liberal Ray O'Neil391
Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi, 1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%+/-
  New Democrat Jack Harris2,179
  Liberal Pete Soucy 2,010
  Progressive Conservative Chris O'Brien 793
  Independent Shaun Dunn53
  Independent Paul David Hillier116
  Independent John Whelan48
Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi, 1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%+/-
  New Democrat Jack Harris2,800
  Liberal Joan Cook 1,661
  Progressive Conservative Cy Mills902
  Independent Jason Crummey120
St. John's East, 1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%+/-
  New Democrat Jack Harris2,336
  Liberal Joan Cook 1,728
  Progressive Conservative Sean Fitzgerald1,285
St. John's East, Newfoundland and Labrador by-election, December 11, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes%+/-
  New Democrat Jack Harris1,97749.24
  Liberal Barbara Chalker1,23730.81
  Progressive Conservative John Ottenheimer 80119.95
St. John's East - 1988 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ross Reid 21,50344.13+9.16
New Democratic Jack Harris17,19835.30-10.98
Liberal Jim Baird9,28519.06+1.84
Christian Heritage Robert Tremblett7391.52Ø
Total valid votes48,725
Canadian federal by-election, July 20, 1987: St. John's East
PartyCandidateVotes
New Democratic Jack Harris15,842
Progressive Conservative Tom Hickey11,971
Liberal Steve Neary 5,894
Rhinoceros Peter Francis Quinlan527

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