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♀ Dorothy Gretchen Steeves
aliasDorothy Steeves
Record
58755 · 8571

Dutch-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 27%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
British Columbia 3 6 9
Total 3 8 11
Birth 26 May 1891 → 132 years + 11 months ago
Lived 86 years + 11 months
First mandate 14 July 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 1 month
Death 9 May 1978 → 46 years ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 6 months after 24 October 1945
Special notes
None
 
Dorothy Gretchen Steeves (1891–1978)
© Photo KnowBC.com — Fair trade
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 11 3 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 11  
20 documented challengers
⊖ John H. Cates  m 
⊖ Dugald Donaghy  m 
⊖ Howard Charles Green  m 
⊖ Douglas Jung  m 
⊖ Albert R. MacDougall  m 
⊖ Stanley S. McKeen  m 
⊖ William A. Pritchard  m 
⊖ Leigh F. Stevenson  m 
⊖ George A. Walkem  m 
⊖ George M. Weir  m 
 		 ⊖ Grant Deachman  m 
⊖ Tom Goode  m 
⊖ Joshua Hinchcliffe  m 
⊖ Jack Loutet  m 
⊖ Thomas A. McEwen  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Leslie R. Peterson  m 
⊖ Martin E. Sowden  m 
⊖ George H. Tomlinson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Francis Walker  m 
⊖ Robert Wilkinson  m 
 
Eligible: 34,692 Votes: 72,268 Participation: 66.44% Candidacies: 15
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29424(F) — 12 Feb 2023 01:34 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
42
CFF
 6/15 7,214 30.20% -2,179 Winner:
LIB
 9,393 39.32% Robert Wilkinson
Eligible: 8,596 Votes: 5,277 Participation: 61.39% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
14 July 1934
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29510(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
CFF
 1/4 2,797 53.00% +508 Loser:
LIB
 2,289 43.38% Mackenzie M. Matheson

Service: 2 years 10 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,536 Votes: 8,623 Participation: 74.75% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29451(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CFF
 1/5 2,749 32.23% +363 Loser:
IND
 2,386 27.98% Joseph B. Leyland

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,099 Votes: 10,589 Participation: 75.10% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29536(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CFF
 1/5 4,209 40.37% +1,264 Loser:
LIB
 2,945 28.24% Francis A. Walker

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,213 Votes: 11,113 Participation: 68.54% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29585(F) — 23 Sep 2022 11:44 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
CFF
 2/4 4,070 37.31% -1,842 Winner:
LIB
 5,912 54.20% John H. Cates
Eligible: 55,347 Votes: 40,119 Participation: 37.26% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
24 June 1946
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 30218(F) — 23 Sep 2022 13:07 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
55
CFF
 3/6 5,671 28.27% -8,405 Winner:
PC
 14,076 70.17% Albert R. MacDougall
Eligible: 51,125 Votes: 33,248 Participation: 65.03% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23633(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
58
CCF
 2/4 12,553 37.97% -295 Winner:
LIB
 12,848 38.87% Tom Goode
Eligible: 33,913 Votes: 23,362 Participation: 68.89% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29749(F) — 13 Aug 2022 12:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
61
CFF
 2/7 6,268 27.50% -427 Winner:
LIB
 6,695 29.38% Martin E. Sowden
Eligible: 30,210 Votes: 22,770 Participation: 75.37% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29800(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
62
CFF
 3/6 5,820 26.87% -1,908 Winner:
SC
 7,728 35.68% George H. Tomlinson
Eligible: 41,323 Votes: 13,382 Participation: 32.38% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
9 January 1956
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29825(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
64
CFF
 3/4 2,800 21.44% -3,307 Winner:
SC
 6,107 46.77% Leslie R. Peterson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 36,325 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24796(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
71
NDP
 3/4 5,324 14.66% -9,836 Winner:
LIB
 15,160 41.73% Grant Deachman

Online biographical reference

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Dorothy Steeves		 24 Apr 2024

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