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In 1960 Hardie was diagnosed with cancer and took extended leave from the House of
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236:. Hardie won that election in a close three way race taking just over half the popular vote. His win made him the first Member of Parliament from the Northwest Territories since 1904. He served as a back bench member of the governing Liberal caucus.
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