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♂ Henry F.W. Behnsen
aliasHenry F.W. Behnsen
Record
3684 · 8540

German-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 0 3
Birth 16 March 1852 → 172 years + 2 months ago
Lived 85 years + 11 months
First mandate 1 February 1907 → 117 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 10 months
Death 6 March 1938 → 86 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 5 months after 13 September 1916
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 9 7 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Harlan C. Brewster  m 
⊖ Frederick Davey  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Richard Hall  m 
⊖ James D. McNiven  m 
⊖ Henry B. Thomson  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William G. Cameron  m 
⊖ Richard L. Drury  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Richard McBride  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John Oliver  m 
 
Eligible: 5,066 Votes: 12,548 Participation: 61.92% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28911(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
LC
 3/12 1,477 47.08% +285 Loser:
LIB
 1,192 38.00% Richard L. Drury

Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LC
 3/9 2,497 51.70% +279 Loser:
IND
 2,218 45.92% Alfred J. Morley

Service: 2 years 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,930 Votes: 16,034 Participation: 50.55% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
28 March 1912
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28986(F) — 2 Mar 2022 23:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LC
 4/8 2,392 59.67% +343 Loser:
LIB
 2,049 51.11% Harlan C. Brewster

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,277 Votes: 30,751 Participation: 57.90% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29024(F) — 3 Mar 2022 08:19 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 3,161 41.12% Henry C. Hall

Online biographical reference

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EN Wikipedia
Henry Frederick William Behnsen		 27 Jul 2023

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