Harry Andrew Moore
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Harry Andrew Moore is a retired dairy farmer and a former Canadian federal politician from 1962 to 1972.
Moore first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons
in the 1962 federal election
. He defeated a field of 3 candidates by comfortable margin to win the Wetaskiwin
electoral district. Parliament would be dissolved a year later when the minority Progressive Conservative government fell. This forced the 1963 federal election
. Moore increased his vote total easily winning re-election. Moore ran for a third term in office in the 1965 federal election
winning a third term with a slightly reduced plurality.
Moore would win the largest plurality of his career running for office for his fourth and final term in the 1968 federal election
. He retired from federal politics in 1972.
During his time in parliament he was on the Standing Committee on Agriculture.
Moore 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 1962 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1962
The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada...
. He defeated a field of 3 candidates by comfortable margin to win the Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin (electoral district)
Wetaskiwin is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925.-Geography:...
electoral district. Parliament would be dissolved a year later when the minority Progressive Conservative government fell. This forced the 1963 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1963
The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of the minority Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.-Overview:During the Tories' last year in...
. Moore increased his vote total easily winning re-election. Moore ran for a third term in office 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...
winning a third term with a slightly reduced plurality.
Moore would win the largest plurality of his career running for office for his fourth and final term 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...
. He retired from federal politics in 1972.
During his time in parliament he was on the Standing Committee on Agriculture.