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♂ W. Ralph T. Chetwynd
aliasW. Ralph T. Chetwynd
Record
10739 · 8614

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 0 3
Birth 28 July 1890 → 133 years + 9 months ago
Lived 66 years + 8 months
First mandate 12 June 1952 → 71 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 61 years + 10 months
Death 3 April 1957 → 67 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
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 4 9 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Angus MacLean  m 
 
 
Eligible: 8,000 Votes: 5,393 Participation: 67.41% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29729(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
61
SC
 1/4 2,684 51.84% +1,655 Loser:
LIB
 1,029 19.88% Angus MacLean

Service: 11 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,217 Votes: 5,572 Participation: 77.21% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29780(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
SC
 1/4 2,733 51.72% +1,683 Loser:
LIB
 1,050 19.87% Gideon E. Malcolm

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,407 Votes: 4,997 Participation: 59.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29831(F) — 4 Mar 2022 12:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
SC
 1/3 3,014 60.86% +1,873 Loser:
LIB
 1,141 23.04% Felix R. Kohnke
After his election:
3 Apr 1957 66
SC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 6 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,407 Votes: 4,686 Participation: 55.74% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
9 September 1957
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29872(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
66		 Successor:
SC
 2,294 49.25% William C. Speare

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Ralph Chetwynd		  2 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 13:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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