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♂ Alexander Henderson
aliasAlexander Henderson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
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British Columbia 2 1 3
Birth 13 March 1860 → 164 years + 7 months ago
Lived 80 years + 9 months
1st mandate 9 July 1898 → 126 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 3 months
Death 13 December 1940 → 83 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 40 years + 6 months after 8 June 1900
Special notes
None
 
Alexander Henderson (1860–1940)
© Photo 1914 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William McCraney (1831–1911) Father-in-law
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Yukon (1907–1911)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Cty Co. ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 1 10 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
11 documented challengers
⊖ William Bowser  m 
⊖ John Farris  m 
⊖ E.T. Kingsley  m 
⊖ George McGuire  m 
⊖ Robert McLennan  m 
⊖ Robert Tatlow  m 
 		 ⊖ John Brown  m 
⊖ James Garden  m 
⊖ Alexander MacGowan  m 
⊖ Wallace McInnes  m 
⊖ Parm Pettipiece  m 
 
New Westminster City
Elig. 1,799 Votes: 1,089 Partic.: 60.53% Can.: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28768(F) — 28 Jul 2023 22:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
GOV
 1/2 555 50.96% +21 Loser:
OPPO
 534 49.04% John C. Brown
After his election:
7 Aug 1899 39
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 29 days (Gov't)
New Westminster City
Elig. 1,799 Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
31 August 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28798(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 9 months 8 days (Gov't)
New Westminster City
Elig. 1,564 Votes: 1,168 Partic.: 74.68%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28810(F) — 28 Jul 2023 22:01 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
GOV
 628 53.77% John C. Brown
Vancouver City
Elig. 9,747 Votes: 30,173 Partic.: 61.91%
 !!! 
 Can.: 17
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28910(F) — 28 Aug 2024 22:16 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 7/17 2,248 37.25% -746 Winner:
LC
 2,994 49.61% George A. McGuire

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Henderson (Canadian politician)		  8 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 May 2024 01:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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