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Jack Hardy
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Jackson Alexander "Jack" Hardy (November 1, 1924 – August 22, 2006) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.He was the mayor of St. Vital, and served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1971 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Early life and career

The son of Dufferin A. Hardy and Martha Gracer, Hardy was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario.He was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, and subsequently became an accountant at the Fort William Grain Elevator.Transferred to Winnipeg in 1950, he settled in the suburban community of St. Vital.

Hardy married Catherine Mary Murray in 1945.

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Hardy was a municipal councillor in St. Vital for four years, and spent a further five years as the community's mayor.He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1969 provincial election, defeating New Democratic Party candidate Jim Walding by only 23 votes in the St. Vital electoral division.He continued to serve as mayor of St. Vital, and was re-elected to his municipal position in late 1969.He opposed the amalgamation of St. Vital into the new "unicity" of Winnipeg.

Hardy's time in the legislature was brief.He was absent from the province for much of 1970, and was hired as the assistant city manager for Terrance, British Columbia late in the year.Some described his behaviour during this time as erratic.He was quoted as saying, "I have to earn a living, and in Manitoba -- it is totally impossible for a politician to do it solely in politics."He left Manitoba in December 1970, and formally resigned his seat in the legislature on February 16, 1971.In the 1973 provincial election, he endorsed Liberal candidate Dan Kennedy.

Hardy retired to Vernon, British Columbia, and died at home there in 2006 after a short illness.

Electoral record

Provincial
1969 Manitoba general election: St. Vital
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Progressive ConservativeJack Hardy2,58736.01
New DemocraticJim Walding2,56435.69
LiberalJoe Stangl2,03428.31
Total valid votes7,185100.00
Rejected votes39
Turnout7,22468.04
Electors on the lists10,617
Progressive Conservative holdSwing
Municipal
CandidateTotal votes% of total votesNotes
(x)Jack Hardy4,79172.76
Albert Coggan1,79427.24
Total valid votes6,585100.00


CandidateTotal votes% of total votesNotes
(x)Jack Hardyaccl.


CandidateTotal votes% of total votesNotes
Jack Hardy4,73259.62
A. Alvin Winslow1,61920.40
(x)Harry Collins1,29716.34
J. Harry Graham2893.64
Total valid votes7,937100.00


CandidateTotal votes% of total votesNotes
(x)Florence Pierce1,85027.77
(x)Jack Hardy1,83527.54
(x)Alvin Winslow1,55723.37
Harold Button6229.34
Harry Brown4536.80
Dudley Smallwood3455.18
Total valid votes6,662100.00

This election was determined by a single transferable ballot.The quota for election on the first ballot was 1,333 votes; Pierce, Hardy, and Winslow were declared elected to two-year terms.At the end of the fourth transfer, Button had 1,385 votes, Brown 1,197 and Smallwood 669.Button was declared elected to a one-year term, replacing the retiring Fred Brennan.


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