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♂ Ernest Hall
aliasErnie Hall
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 2 6
Birth 16 September 1929 → 95 years + 1 month ago
Lived 57 years + 4 months
1st mandate 12 September 1966 → 58 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 36 years + 11 months
Death 25 January 1987 → 37 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 8 months after 4 May 1983
Special notes
None
 
Ernest Hall (1929–1987)
© Photo 1972–73 Province of British Columbia — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 13 2 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊕ George Gidora  m 
⊖ Reni Masi  m 
⊕ Bill Vander Zalm  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Rita Johnston  f 
⊖ Bill Reid  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Surrey
Elig. 20,358 Votes: 14,723 Partic.: 72.32%
 !!! 
 Can.: 4
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30010(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
NDP
 1/4 7,039 48.20% +785 Loser:
SC
 6,254 42.82% Roderick A. Archer

Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Surrey
Elig. 29,222 Votes: 20,123 Partic.: 68.86%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30055(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
NDP
 1/3 9,398 47.23% +477 Loser:
SC
 8,921 44.83% Anthony Hatcher

Service: 3 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Surrey
Elig. 35,934 Votes: 24,351 Partic.: 67.77%
 !!! 
 Can.: 5
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30103(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
NDP
 1/5 12,574 52.49% +6,697 Loser:
SC
 5,877 24.53% James B. Wallace

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Surrey
Elig. 40,428 Votes: 27,265 Partic.: 67.44%
 !!! 
 Can.: 4
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30153(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
NDP
 2/4 11,214 41.72% -3,127 Winner:
SC
 14,341 53.35% William N. Vander Zalm
Surrey
Elig. 94,600 Votes: 120,729 Partic.: 63.81%
 !!! 
 Can.: 7
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30207(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
49
NDP
 2/7 28,644 48.00% +147 Loser:
NDP
 28,497 47.75% Michael G. Watkins

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Surrey
Elig. 103,152 Votes: 151,212 Partic.: 73.30%
 !!! 
 Can.: 10
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35824(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
NDP
 3/10 34,082 45.38% -3,288 Winner:
SC
 37,370 49.76% William E. Reid

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Ernest Hall (British Columbia politician)		 21 Sep 2024

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