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♂ John Oliver
aliasJohn Oliver
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 8 4 12
Birth 31 July 1856 → 167 years + 9 months ago
Lived 71 years
First mandate 9 June 1900 → 123 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 10 months
Death 17 August 1927 → 96 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John Oliver (1856–1927) 200x250
© Photo Legislative Assembly, British Columbia — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Farquhar R. Oliver (1904–1989) Nephew  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 20 2 21 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 11
LIB
 1 Party leader 53–55 10 Oct 1909 — 29 Feb 1912 2 4 19
2. BC 12
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 53 25 Nov 1909 — 04 Jan 1910 0 1 10
3. BC 14
LIB
 2 Party leader 61–71 02 Mar 1918 — 17 Aug 1927 9 5 15
4. BC 14–16
LIB
 1 Premier 61–71 06 Mar 1918 — 17 Aug 1927 9 5 11

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 14  
20 documented challengers
⊖ Henry F.W. Behnsen  m 
⊖ John W. Berry  m 
⊖ Frederick Davey  m 
⊖ Thomas W. Forster  m 
⊖ Henry C. Hall  m 
⊖ James H. Hawthornthwaite  m 
⊖ Joshua Hinchcliffe  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert A. (Gus) Lyons  m 
⊖ William J. Manson  m 
⊖ Henry B. Thomson  m 
 		 ⊖ George Bell  m 
⊖ Joseph B. Clearihue  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Richard L. Drury  m 
⊖ Francis W.H. Giolma  m 
⊖ John Hart  m 
⊖ Reginald Hayward  m 
⊖ William H. Ladner  m 
⊖ Francis J.A. MacKenzie  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Richard McBride  m 
⊖ Harold D. Twigg  m 
 
Eligible: 1,357 Votes: 712 Participation: 52.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28822(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
GOV
 1/3 324 45.51% +109 Loser:
LC
 215 30.20% John W. Berry

Service: 3 years 2 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 963 Votes: 756 Participation: 78.50% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28864(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 447 59.13% +138 Loser:
LC
 309 40.87% William H. Ladner

Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,064 Votes: 691 Participation: 64.94% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28888(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 430 62.23% +169 Loser:
LC
 261 37.77% Francis J.A. MacKenzie

Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,745 Votes: 1,316 Participation: 75.42% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28927(F) — 15 Oct 2021 19:40 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 551 41.87% -214 Winner:
LC
 765 58.13% Francis J.A. MacKenzie
Eligible: 8,005 Votes: 19,320 Participation: 60.34% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28950(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:42 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
 6/9 2,216 45.88% -249 Winner:
LC
 2,465 51.04% Henry B. Thomson
Eligible: 1,808 Votes: 1,056 Participation: 58.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
28 March 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28963(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
55
LIB
 2/2 308 29.17% -440 Winner:
LC
 748 70.83% Francis J.A. MacKenzie
Eligible: 2,613 Votes: 1,714 Participation: 65.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29002(F) — 3 Mar 2022 07:58 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 927 54.08% +140 Loser:
LC
 787 45.92% William J. Manson
After his election:
29 Nov 1916 60
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,613 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
3 January 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29035(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,305 Votes: 3,557 Participation: 82.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29211(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
64
LIB
 1/3 1,334 37.50% +218 Loser:
LC
 1,116 31.37% Francis J.A. MacKenzie
After his election:
15 Jan 1921 64
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Elected in another riding
Service: 1 month 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,996 Votes: 53,936 Participation: 70.98% Candidacies: 19
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29240(F) — 2 Aug 2023 17:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
64
LIB
 1/19 6,498 48.19% +2,328 Loser:
LC
 4,170 30.93% Alexander Stewart

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,305 Votes: 3,440 Participation: 79.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
3 February 1921
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29242(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 2,058 59.83% Alexander M. Paterson
Eligible: 22,195 Votes: 51,675 Participation: 58.21% Candidacies: 16
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29284(F) — 12 Aug 2023 21:18 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
67
LIB
 6/16 4,032 31.21% -1,088 Winner:
LC
 5,120 39.63% Robert A. (Gus) Lyons
Eligible: 2,645 Votes: 1,910 Participation: 72.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
23 August 1924
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29328(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:23 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
68
LIB
 1/2 1,124 58.85% +338 Loser:
CIT
 786 41.15% William H. Houston
After his election:
17 Aug 1927 71
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,645 Votes: 2,128 Participation: 80.45% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
17 October 1927
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29333(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
71		 Successor:
LIB
 1,078 50.66% James A. McDonald

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
John Oliver (British Columbia politician)		  2 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Oliver (homme politique)		  2 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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