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♂ David W. Gordon
aliasDavid W. Gordon
Record
23671 · 5891

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
British Columbia 1 2 3
Total 4 3 7
Birth 27 February 1832 → 192 years + 2 months ago
Lived 60 years + 11 months
First mandate 19 January 1877 → 147 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 10 months
Death 19 February 1893 → 131 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
David W. Gordon (1832–1893) 200x323
© Photo — 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
Canada 10 7 29
British Columbia 1 4 0 Z
TOTAL 11 11 29

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James Abrams  m 
⊖ Arthur Bunster  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John Bryden  m 
 
Eligible: 285 Votes: 246 Participation: 86.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
15 September 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28626(F) — 23 Jul 2023 15:40 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
IND
 2/3 116 47.15% -12 Winner:
REF
 128 52.03% John Bryden
Eligible: 285 Votes: 260 Participation: 91.23% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
19 January 1877
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28637(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
IGOV
 1/3 103 39.62% +17 Loser:
IND
 86 33.08% James Harold

Service: 1 year 4 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 533 Votes: 351 Participation: 65.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28646(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
GOV
 2/2 167 47.58% -17 Winner:
OPPO
 184 52.42% James A. Abrams
Eligible: 1,349 Votes: 730 Participation: 54.11% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4		 British Columbia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18990(F) — 29 Jul 2023 00:06 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
46
LC
 2/4 267 37.24% -69 Winner:
LIB
 336 46.86% Arthur Bunster
Eligible: inc. Votes: 755 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 British Columbia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19186(F) — 29 Jul 2023 00:06 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LC
 1/2 455 60.26% +155 Loser:
LIB
 300 39.74% Arthur Bunster

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,178 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 British Columbia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19389(F) — 28 Nov 2021 16:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 1/2 713 60.53% +248 Loser:
CONS
 465 39.47% J.T. Planta

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 British Columbia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19737(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
19 Feb 1893 60
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 British Columbia
2 May 1893
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20003(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
60		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Andrew Haslam

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
David William Gordon, M.P.		  4 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
David William Gordon, député		  4 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
David William Gordon		  4 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
David William Gordon		  4 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Dec 2023 16:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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