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♂ John Andrew Mara
aliasJohn Andrew Mara
Record
39201 · 6032

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
British Columbia 4 0 4
Total 6 1 7
Birth 21 July 1840 → 183 years + 9 months ago
Lived 79 years + 6 months
First mandate 15 December 1871 → 152 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 4 months
Death 11 February 1920 → 104 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 7 months after 22 June 1896
Special notes
None
 
John Andrew Mara (1840–1920)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, British Columbia — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Francis J. Barnard (1829–1889) Father-in-law
⊖ Frank S. Barnard (1856–1936) Brother-in-law  
⊖ George H. Barnard (1868–1954) Brother-in-law  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 3 28
British Columbia 14 5 14 Z
TOTAL 23 9 12

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 4
GOV
 1 Speaker 42–45 23 Jul 1882 — 03 Jun 1886 3 10 11

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Preston Bennett  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William C. Milby  m 
⊖ Charles A. Semlin  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Charles Todd  m 
 		 ⊖ Hewitt Bostock  m 
⊖ James Robinson  m 
⊖ Robert Smith  m 
⊖ Forbes George Vernon  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 39 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
15 December 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28602(F) — 7 Oct 2023 19:49 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
IND
 1/3 17 85.00% +8 Loser:
IND
 9 45.00% William C. Milby
After his election:
16 Dec 1871 31
IND
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 362 Votes: 632 Participation: 58.20% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
15 October 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28631(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
REF
 1/7 130 61.61% +30 Loser:
REF
 100 47.39% John F. Allison
After his election:
16 Oct 1875 35
REF
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 2 years 7 months 6 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 436 Votes: 788 Participation: 60.24% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28651(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
GOV
 1/6 172 65.40% +52 Loser:
OPPO
 120 45.63% Charles A. Semlin

Service: 4 years 2 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 510 Votes: 992 Participation: 64.84% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28668(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
OPPO
 2/7 240 72.51% +142 Loser:
IND
 98 29.61% Henry D. Green-Armytage
After his election:
24 Jul 1882 42
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 13 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 933 Votes: 1,314 Participation: 46.95% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
7 July 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28690(F) — 2 Mar 2022 13:01 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
GOV
 283 64.61% George B. Martin
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
6		 British Columbia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19391(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 British Columbia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19739(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,303 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 British Columbia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20027(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
CONS
 2/2 1,479 44.78% -345 Winner:
LIB
 1,824 55.22% Hewitt Bostock

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Andrew Mara, M.P.		 18 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Andrew Mara, député		 18 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Andrew Mara		 18 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Andrew Mara		 18 Mar 2024

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