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♂ Donald Chisholm
aliasDonald Chisholm
Record
10876 · 6026

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth c. 1822 → 202 years ago
Lived ± 68 years
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age ± 65 years
Death 5 April 1890 → 134 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Donald Chisholm (c.1822–1890) 200x235
© Photo — Public domain
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 3 1 11

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Edgar Dewdney  m 
 
 
Eligible: 189 Votes: 109 Participation: 57.67% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 British Columbia
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18706(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
±52
IND
 2/2 20 18.35% -69 Winner:
CONS
 89 81.65% Edgar Dewdney
Eligible: inc. Votes: 771 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 British Columbia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19388(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:38 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±65
CONS
 1/2 533 69.13% +295 Loser:
CONS
 238 30.87% T. John Trapp
After his election:
5 Apr 1890 ±68
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 1 month 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
6		 British Columbia
19 June 1890
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19730(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±68		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Gordon E. Corbould

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Donald Chisholm, M.P.		  9 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Donald Chisholm, député		  9 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Donald Chisholm (politician)		  9 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Jan 2024 20:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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