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♂ Victor A. Stephens
aliasVictor A. Stephens
Record
58848 · 8633

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 3 4
Birth c. 1931
Age ± 93 years
First mandate 20 March 1978 → 46 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age ± 47 years
 
Mandate ended 45 years + 7 days ago (9 May 1979)
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 1 1 19 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 31
PC
 1 Party leader 46–49 15 Oct 1977 — 14 Nov 1980 3 0 30

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Karen Sanford  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Brian R.D. Smith  m 
 
Eligible: 36,983 Votes: 26,572 Participation: 71.85% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30124(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±44
PC
 3/4 3,946 15.09% -6,704 Winner:
NDP
 10,650 40.73% Karen E. Sanford
Eligible: 28,399 Votes: 18,069 Participation: 63.63% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
20 March 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30164(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
±47
PC
 1/5 6,904 38.54% +1,795 Loser:
SC
 5,109 28.52% Frank S.B. Carson

Service: 1 year 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,145 Votes: 26,252 Participation: 79.20% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30192(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
±48
PC
 3/3 6,284 24.40% -6,446 Winner:
SC
 12,730 49.43% Brian R.D. Smith
Eligible: 37,889 Votes: 29,710 Participation: 78.41% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35793(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±52
IND
 4/5 705 2.39% -13,014 Winner:
NDP
 13,719 46.58% Karen E. Sanford

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Victor Stephens		 23 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
Victor Albert Stephens		 23 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Oct 2023 22:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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