Harold Raymond Ballard
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Harold Raymond Ballard was a business executive as well as a chartered accountant. He served as a Canadian federal politician from 1965 to 1968.
Ballard first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons
in the 1965 federal election
. He defeated incumbent Member of Parliament Harry Hays
to win the Calgary South
electoral district. Ballard ran for re-election in the 1968 federal election
but was defeated by Liberal
candidate Patrick Mahoney
.
Ballard first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
in the 1965 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1965
The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House...
. He defeated incumbent Member of Parliament Harry Hays
Harry Hays
Harry William Hays, PC was a Canadian politician and Cabinet minister in the government of Lester Pearson....
to win the Calgary South
Calgary South
Calgary South was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1988.This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Bow River, Calgary West and East Calgary ridings....
electoral district. Ballard ran for re-election in the 1968 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1968
The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament of Canada...
but was defeated by Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
candidate Patrick Mahoney
Patrick Morgan Mahoney
Patrick Morgan Mahoney, PC is a retired judge and former politician, lawyer and businessman.Mahoney was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1968 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Calgary South...
.