♂ Robert Beaven

Record
3481 · 13201
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 73%
 
British Columbia 10 8 2
Canada 1 0 1
Total 11 8 3
Birth Death Lived Died in office
20 January 1836
(188 years 3 months ago)
18 September 1920
(103 years 7 months ago)
84 years 7 months No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
British Columbia
Days years months days
8,268 22 7 20
Days years months days
3,470 9 6 0
Days years months days
4,798 13 1 18
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Leadership role
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 3–4 GOV 1 Premier 46–47 13 Jun 1882 — 28 Jan 1883 0 7 15
Electoral history
→ 11 recorded electoral participations
→ 11 electoral path points
 
→ 24 documented challengers:
 
John Braden  m 
William G. Cameron  m 
Theodore Davie  m  (2 runoffs)
Amor De Cosmos  m 
James W. Douglas  m 
James S. Drummond  m  (2 runoffs)
Simeon Duck  m  (5 runoffs)
Andrew C. Elliott  m  (2 runoffs)
John Grant  m 
Richard Hall  m 
Henry D. Helmcken  m  (2 runoffs)
John Irving  m 
John F. McCreight  m 
Albert E. McPhillips  m 
George L. Milne  m  (2 runoffs)
Henry Nathan  m 
Edward G. Prior  m 
Robert P. Rithet  m 
James Trimble  m  (4 runoffs)
John H. Turner  m  (4 runoffs)
Montague W. Tyrwhitt-Drake  m 
John W. Williams  m  (2 runoffs)
Charles Wilson  m 
William Wilson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Provincial
Ass.: 1
British Columbia Victoria City
16 October 1871 Age:
35
→ New to this legislature
General 3/6 IND 79.42% 301 of 1,515 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > IND 32.72% 124 (-177) Robert T. Williams  m 
  Post-Election...
17 October 1871 > ?? IND OPPO Changed allegiance
23 December 1872 > ?? OPPO Vac. Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
ID: 28608(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET Service: 1 year 2 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 2
British Columbia Victoria
20 July 1872 Age:
36
Failed to enter Parliament
General 3/3 IND 21.03% 94 of 894 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Winner > LIB 89.93% 402 (+308) Henry Nathan  m  ( 29 )
ID: 18667(F) — 25 Jun 2023 12:00 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 1
British Columbia Victoria City
6 January 1873 Age:
36
Re-elected incumbent
By-Election 1/1 GOV 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: n/a Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
ID: 28615(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:28 ET Service: 2 years 8 months 5 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 2
British Columbia Victoria City
11 September 1875 Age:
39
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/8 GOV 76.43% 428 of 2,241 Elig.: 844 Parti.: 66.38%
Loser > GOV 56.96% 319 (-109) Simeon Duck  m  ( 40 )
ID: 28630(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET Service: 2 years 8 months 10 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 3
British Columbia Victoria City
22 May 1878 Age:
42
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/8 OPPO 66.09% 417 of 2,523 Elig.: 1,023 Parti.: 61.66%
Loser > GOV 53.57% 338 (-79) Andrew C. Elliott  m  ( 48 )
  Post-Election...
23 May 1878 > ?? OPPO GOV Changed allegiance
26 June 1878 > ?? GOV Vac. Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
ID: 28650(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:08 ET Service: 0 year 1 month 4 days (O & G)
Provincial
Ass.: 3
British Columbia Victoria City
10 July 1878 Age:
42
Re-elected incumbent
By-Election 1/1 GOV 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: 1,023 Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
ID: 28653(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:33 ET Service: 4 years 0 month 13 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 4
British Columbia Victoria City
23 July 1882 Age:
46
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/9 GOV 65.29% 459 of 2,811 Elig.: 1,093 Parti.: 64.30%
Loser > GOV 45.66% 321 (-138) Alexander Wilson  m 
  Post-Election...
24 July 1882 > ?? GOV OPPO Changed allegiance
ID: 28667(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET Service: 3 years 11 months 13 days (G & O)
Provincial
Ass.: 5
British Columbia Victoria City
7 July 1886 Age:
50
Re-elected incumbent
General 2/11 OPPO 54.60% 540 of 3,955 Elig.: 1,360 Parti.: 72.70%
Loser > GOV 46.11% 456 (-84) Simeon Duck  m  ( 51 )
ID: 28689(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 6
British Columbia Victoria City
13 June 1890 Age:
54
Re-elected incumbent
General 2/9 OPPO 55.54% 997 of 7,179 Elig.: 3,668 Parti.: 48.93%
Loser > GOV 41.62% 747 (-250) John Irving  m  ( 35 )
ID: 28714(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET Service: 4 years 0 month 23 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 7
British Columbia Victoria City
7 July 1894 Age:
58
Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General 6/8 OPPO 25.88% 793 of 12,257 Elig.: 4,810 Parti.: 63.71%
Winner > GOV 81.72% 2,504 (+1,711) Robert P. Rithet  m  ( 50 )
ID: 28741(F) — 2 Mar 2022 15:11 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 8
British Columbia Victoria City
9 July 1898 Age:
62
Failed comeback to this legislature
General 8/8 IND 38.52% 906 of 9,408 Elig.: 5,557 Parti.: 42.32%
Winner > GOV 63.10% 1,484 (+578) Henry D. Helmcken  m  ( 38 )
ID: 28774(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:46 ET
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