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♂ Donald Cameron Brown
aliasDonald Brown
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 2 4
Birth 22 February 1892 → 132 years + 2 months ago
Lived 71 years + 8 months
First mandate 25 October 1945 → 78 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 8 months
Death 26 October 1963 → 60 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 4 months after 11 June 1952
Special notes
None
 

Donald Cameron Brown (1892–1963)
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Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Buda H. Brown (1894–1962) Spouse  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 6 7 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
9 documented challengers
⊖ John H. Forester  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander B. Macdonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ C. Grant MacNeil  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ George C. Miller  m 
⊖ George M. Weir  m 
 		 ⊖ John G. Gould  m 
⊖ Grace MacInnis  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Eric C.F. Martin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Helen Smith  f 
 
Eligible: 37,633 Votes: 50,878 Participation: 67.60% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29549(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
49
CONS
 3/7 8,283 32.73% -1,119 Winner:
CFF
 9,402 37.15% W. Grace MacInnis
Eligible: 48,943 Votes: 53,431 Participation: 54.58% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29599(F) — 23 Sep 2022 12:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
PC
 2/9 14,711 55.06% +4,561 Loser:
CFF
 10,150 37.99% W. Grace MacInnis

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,605 Votes: 63,991 Participation: 64.50% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29640(F) — 24 Jul 2023 20:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
 1/8 20,230 63.23% +9,193 Loser:
CFF
 11,037 34.49% Alexander B. Macdonald
After his election:
19 Jan 1952 59
COAL
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
19 Jan 1952 59
PC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,006 Votes: 34,373 Participation: 57.28% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29763(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
PC
 4/6 5,765 17.59% -3,401 Winner:
SC
 9,166 27.97% Eric C.F. Martin

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Donald C Brown		  1 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Donald Cameron Brown		  1 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 May 2024 14:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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