Harry Cruickshank Harley (4 June 1926 – 27 September 2014) was a Canadian politician who served as

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member of the

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. He was a physician by career.

Political career

Harley was first elected at the Halton riding in the 1962 general election, narrowly defeating the incumbent

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in a result where the armed services vote swung over to the Liberals. He was subsequently re-elected in

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and

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. After completing his term in the

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in 1968, Harley left federal politics and did not seek further re-election. His departure was said to be for personal reasons only, and not because of

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winning the Liberal leadership.

Electoral record

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* 1926 births 2014 deaths Physicians from Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Politicians from Toronto 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub