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♂ Herbert B. Anscomb
aliasHerbert B. Anscomb
Record
1149 · 13633

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 5 1 6
Birth 23 February 1892 → 132 years + 2 months ago
Lived 80 years + 8 months
First mandate 27 November 1933 → 90 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 9 months
Death 12 November 1972 → 51 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 5 months after 11 June 1952
Special notes
None
 

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 18 6 9 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 21
PC
 1 Party leader 54–60 01 Apr 1946 — 14 Nov 1952 6 7 13
2. BC 22
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 59–60 17 Jan 1952 — 11 Jun 1952 0 4 25

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
10 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph B. Clearihue  m 
⊖ Philip A. Gibbs  m 
⊖ Reginald Hayward  m 
⊖ Joseph D. Hunter  m 
⊖ Nigel Morgan  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert Connell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Hart  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Nancy Hodges  f 
⊖ Boss Johnson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William T. Straith  m 
 
Eligible: 24,061 Votes: 65,501 Participation: 68.06% Candidacies: 28
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
27 November 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29426(F) — 16 Sep 2023 07:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
IND
 3/28 5,767 35.22% +216 Loser:
LIB
 5,551 33.90% Joseph B. Clearihue

Service: 3 years 6 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,610 Votes: 66,188 Participation: 64.61% Candidacies: 18
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29465(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 2/18 6,927 42.01% +342 Loser:
CONS
 6,585 39.94% Bruce A. McKelvie

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,154 Votes: 4,857 Participation: 78.92% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29554(F) — 24 Jul 2023 16:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/3 2,676 55.88% +1,156 Loser:
LIB
 1,520 31.74% Everett S. Farr
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 49
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
10 Dec 1942 50
CONS
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 7,535 Votes: 5,626 Participation: 74.66% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29586(F) — 23 Sep 2022 11:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
 1/2 4,598 82.31% +3,610 Loser:
CFF
 988 17.69% Clare N. McAllister

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,909 Votes: 7,211 Participation: 80.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29627(F) — 23 Sep 2022 11:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
57
PC
 1/3 5,918 84.21% +5,028 Loser:
CFF
 890 12.66% Patricia M. Luchinsky
After his election:
19 Jan 1952 59
COAL
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,303 Votes: 8,382 Participation: 81.35% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29750(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
60
PC
 2/4 2,843 34.45% -788 Winner:
LIB
 3,631 44.00% Philip A. Gibbs

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Herbert Anscomb		 26 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Sep 2023 07:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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