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♂ Owen L. Jones
aliasOwen L. Jones
Record
30505 · 7629

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 5 8
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 3 6 9
Birth 6 February 1890 → 134 years + 3 months ago
Lived 74 years + 8 months
First mandate 31 May 1948 → 75 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 3 months
Death 5 November 1964 → 59 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 4 months after 9 June 1957
Special notes
None
 
Owen L. Jones (1890–1964) 200x280
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 9 0 6

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
10 documented challengers
⊖ W.A.C. (Cece) Bennett  m 
⊖ Joseph A. Harris  m 
⊖ Charles W. Morrow  m 
⊖ David V. Pugh  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Jack Shaw  m 
 		 ⊖ Frank C. Christian  m 
⊖ James W. Jones  m 
⊖ Elmore Philpott  m 
⊖ James Reid  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Grote Stirling  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 5,593 Votes: 4,463 Participation: 79.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29423(F) — 12 Feb 2023 01:06 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
43
CFF
 3/3 1,382 30.97% -254 Winner:
LIB
 1,636 36.66% Joseph A. Harris
Eligible: 28,227 Votes: 22,832 Participation: 80.89% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 British Columbia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22893(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:05 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
50
CCF
 2/3 7,428 32.53% -1,171 Winner:
NATG
 8,599 37.66% Grote Stirling
Eligible: 29,287 Votes: 24,548 Participation: 83.82% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23153(F) — 27 Jan 2022 08:12 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
55
CCF
 2/5 7,713 31.42% -1,912 Winner:
PC
 9,625 39.21% Grote Stirling
Eligible: 29,287 Votes: 28,291 Participation: 96.60% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 British Columbia
31 May 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23372(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
CCF
 1/3 12,838 45.38% +4,885 Loser:
PC
 7,953 28.11% W.A. Cecil (W.A.C.) Bennett

Service: 1 year 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,835 Votes: 31,522 Participation: 75.35% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23414(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
CCF
 1/4 13,298 42.43% +1,736 Loser:
PC
 11,562 36.89% Theodore R.B. Adams

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,562 Votes: 20,860 Participation: 70.56% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23707(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
CCF
 1/3 8,086 39.10% +543 Loser:
SC
 7,543 36.47% Ivor J. Newman

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 32,064 Votes: 24,622 Participation: 76.79% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23983(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
67
CCF
 2/4 7,340 29.95% -125 Winner:
SC
 7,465 30.46% Frank C. Christian
Eligible: 32,064 Votes: 27,001 Participation: 84.21% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24249(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
68
CCF
 2/4 7,829 29.00% -5,236 Winner:
PC
 13,065 48.39% David V. Pugh
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,932 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24526(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
72
NDP
 2/4 7,956 27.50% -1,113 Winner:
PC
 9,069 31.35% David V. Pugh

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Owen Lewis Jones		  4 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Owen Lewis Jones		  4 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Owen Jones (Canadian politician)		  4 Dec 2023

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