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♂ John H. Forester
aliasJohn H. Forester
Record
20408 · 8574

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 2 4
Birth 2 April 1887 → 137 years + 1 month ago
Lived 70 years + 9 months
First mandate 2 September 1936 → 87 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 5 months
Death 12 January 1958 → 66 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 2 months after 20 October 1941
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 5 1 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Donald Brown  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Grace MacInnis  f 
⊖ Eric C.F. Martin  m 
⊖ Frank P. Patterson  m 
⊖ James L. Telford  m 
 		 ⊖ Alexander B. Macdonald  m 
⊖ C. Grant MacNeil  m 
⊖ George C. Miller  m 
⊖ Helen Smith  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 30,719 Votes: 20,230 Participation: 65.86% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
2 September 1936
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29512(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 1/4 7,459 36.87% +387 Loser:
CFF
 7,072 34.96% James L. Telford

Service: 8 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,547 Votes: 46,606 Participation: 67.45% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29463(F) — 3 Mar 2022 23:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/11 8,606 36.93% +1,239 Loser:
CFF
 7,367 31.61% Donald S. Maxwell

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,633 Votes: 50,878 Participation: 67.60% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29549(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 5/7 7,505 29.66% -1,897 Winner:
CFF
 9,402 37.15% W. Grace MacInnis
Eligible: 60,006 Votes: 34,373 Participation: 57.28% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29763(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
65
LIB
 3/6 6,166 18.81% -3,000 Winner:
SC
 9,166 27.97% Eric C.F. Martin

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
John Howard Forester		  6 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 20:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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