Richard John Joseph Durante was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a supervising principal by career. In the 1968 general election, Tom Barnett was initially declared the winner of the Comox—Alberni riding over Durante by a three-vote margin. But the Liberals demanded a recount whose result gave Durante a nine-vote lead, therefore giving Durante the seat in Parliament.

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  • Richard John Joseph Durante was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a supervising principal by career. In the 1968 general election, Tom Barnett was initially declared the winner of the Comox—Alberni riding over Durante by a three-vote margin. But the Liberals demanded a recount whose result gave Durante a nine-vote lead, therefore giving Durante the seat in Parliament. However, Barnett and his party's riding association filed a court challenge which concluded on 3 February 1969 with a ruling that twelve Canadian Forces members were ineligible to vote at Comox—Alberni, and therefore invalidated the riding's election results. This led to a by-election on 8 April 1969 which Barnett won against Durante, therefore cutting short the Liberal candidate's career in federal politics.
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  • Richard John Joseph Durante
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  • Richard John Joseph Durante was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a supervising principal by career. In the 1968 general election, Tom Barnett was initially declared the winner of the Comox—Alberni riding over Durante by a three-vote margin. But the Liberals demanded a recount whose result gave Durante a nine-vote lead, therefore giving Durante the seat in Parliament.
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