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♂ John Davis
aliasJack Davis
Record
14644 · 22

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 90%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
British Columbia 4 0 4
Total 9 1 10
Birth 31 July 1916 → 107 years + 9 months ago
Lived 74 years + 7 months
First mandate 18 June 1962 → 61 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 10 months
Death 27 March 1991 → 33 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John (Jack) Davis (1916–1991)
© Photo 1973 House of Commons (Canada) — 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
Canada 12 0 15
British Columbia 14 6 4 Z
TOTAL 26 6 19

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 27
LIB
 1 Minister 51 26 Apr 1968 — 05 Jul 1968 0 2 9
2. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister 51–52 06 Jul 1968 — 31 Mar 1969 0 8 25
3. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister 52–54 01 Apr 1969 — 10 Jun 1971 2 2 9
4. CA 28–29
LIB
 1 Minister 54–58 11 Jun 1971 — 07 Aug 1974 3 1 27
 1. Without portfolio
 2. Fisheries
 3. Fisheries and Forestry
 4. Environment

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
8 documented challengers
⊕ Colin Gabelmann  m 
⊖ V. Joy Langan  f 
⊕ David D. Schreck  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Jevington B. Tothill  m 
 		 ⊖ Ron Huntington  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William Payne  m 
⊖ Frank Snowsell  m 
⊕ Ted White  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 51,163 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24517(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 23,583 46.09% +11,617 Loser:
PC
 11,966 23.39% William H. Payne

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 53,956 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24781(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/5 27,177 50.37% +15,446 Loser:
NDP
 11,731 21.74% Peter S. Faminow

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 54,494 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
27		 British Columbia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25050(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/5 26,472 48.58% +14,137 Loser:
NDP
 12,335 22.64% William H. Deverell

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 42,626 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9892(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/4 28,292 66.37% +20,982 Loser:
PC
 7,310 17.15% Carlyle B. Shannon

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 64,635 Votes: 51,610 Participation: 79.85% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10149(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/4 24,489 47.45% +6,616 Loser:
PC
 17,873 34.63% A. Ronald Huntington

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 64,635 Votes: 52,731 Participation: 81.58% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10413(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/5 21,387 40.56% -4,410 Winner:
PC
 25,797 48.92% A. Ronald Huntington
Eligible: 38,749 Votes: 27,445 Participation: 70.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30141(F) — 4 Mar 2022 21:03 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
59
SC
 1/4 14,550 53.49% +4,939 Loser:
NDP
 9,611 35.33% Colin S. Gabelmann
After his election:
1 Aug 1978 62
SC
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 2 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,823 Votes: 23,068 Participation: 68.20% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30191(F) — 16 Apr 2022 14:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
62
SC
 1/4 11,049 48.61% +2,632 Loser:
NDP
 8,417 37.03% V. Joy Langan

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 31,723 Votes: 26,022 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35810(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
SC
 1/4 15,268 59.16% +5,901 Loser:
NDP
 9,367 36.30% David D. Schreck

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,005 Votes: 26,039 Participation: 78.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35862(F) — 4 Mar 2022 23:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
SC
 1/3 14,339 55.92% +5,219 Loser:
NDP
 9,120 35.57% David D. Schreck
After his election:
27 Mar 1991 74
SC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 5 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,346 Votes: 24,122 Participation: 79.49% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7889(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
74		 Successor:
LIB
 12,120 50.84% Daniel M. Jarvis

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John (Jack) Davis, P.C., M.P.		  9 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John (Jack) Davis, C.P., député		  9 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jack Davis (Canadian politician)		  9 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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