Arthur Ronald Huntington, (February 13, 1921 – December 28, 1998) was a Canadian

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 politician.

Early life

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was a member of the Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Navy

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 during World War II

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, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander

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.

Political career

He first ran for the Canadian House of Commons

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 in 1972

Canadian federal election, 1972

The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30, 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 29th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in a slim victory for the governing Liberal Party, which won 109 seats, compared to 107 seats for the opposition Progressive...

 for the riding of Capilano

Capilano (electoral district)

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 but was defeated. A Progressive Conservative

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, he was elected in 1974

Canadian federal election, 1974

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 and was re-elected in 1979

Canadian federal election, 1979

The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...

 and 1980

Canadian federal election, 1980

The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...

. During Joe Clark

Joe Clark

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's brief term as Prime Minister from 1979 to 1980, he was the Minister of State for Small Businesses and Industry.

He was chairman of the Canada Ports Corporation from 1985 to 1991.

His daughter Vicki Huntington

Vicki Huntington

Victoria Huntington is a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 2009 as an Independent candidate for Delta South.-Political career:...

is a current member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia.

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