Harry Olaussen

Harry Magnus Olaussen
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Coast Chilcotin
In office
October 1972  May 1974
Preceded by Paul St. Pierre
Succeeded by Jack Pearsall
Personal details
Born (1929-10-08) 8 October 1929
Shanghai, China
Political party New Democratic Party
Profession merchant seaman, stationary engineer, steam engineer

Harry Magnus Olaussen (born 8 October 1929 at Shanghai, China) was a New Democratic Party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a merchant seaman, stationary engineer and steam engineer by career.

He was first elected at the Coast Chilcotin riding in the 1972 general election. After serving one term, the 29th Canadian Parliament, he was defeated at Coast Chilcotin by Jack Pearsall of the Liberal party in the 1974 election. He also campaigned in the 1979 and 1980 federal elections at Cariboo—Chilcotin, but was defeated by Lorne Greenaway of the Progressive Conservative party.

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