Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Joseph B. Clearihue
aliasJoseph B. Clearihue
Record
11477 · 13734

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 25%
 
Québec 0 1 1
British Columbia 1 2 3
Total 1 3 4
Birth c. 1893 → 131 years ago
Lived ± 83 years
First mandate 1 December 1920 → 103 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age ± 27 years
Death 6 August 1976 → 47 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 52 years + 1 month after 19 June 1924
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 3 6 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
14 documented challengers
Herbert B. Anscomb  m 
Robert Connell  m 
Francis W.H. Giolma  m 
John Hart  m  (2 runoffs)
Reginald Hayward  m  (2 runoffs)
Boss Johnson  m 
John Oliver  m  (2 runoffs)
 
George Bell  m 
John T. Finnie  m 
Henry C. Hall  m 
James H. Hawthornthwaite  m 
Joshua Hinchcliffe  m  (2 runoffs)
Robert A. (Gus) Lyons  m 
Harold D. Twigg  m 
 
Eligible: 4,445 Votes: 1,953 Participation: 43.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12
Québec
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15619(F) — 2 Aug 2023 17:26 ET
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
±15
CONS
3/3 547 28.34% -282 Winner:
QLP
829 42.95% John T. Finnie
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
→ New to this legislature
Age
±27
LIB
4/19 4,551 33.75% +381 Loser:
LC
4,170 30.93% Alexander Stewart

Service:
3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
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 →
Age
±31
LIB
8/16 3,498 27.08% -1,622 Winner:
LC
5,120 39.63% Robert A. (Gus) Lyons
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
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±40
LIB
5/28 5,551 33.90% -56 Winner:
CFF
5,607 34.24% Robert Connell

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Joseph Badenoch Clearihue
 2 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Clearihue
 2 Aug 2023


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