♂ William Smithe

Record
57816 · 13210
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
British Columbia 7 7 0
Born William Smith.
Birth Death Lived Died in office
30 June 1842
(181 years 8 months ago)
28 March 1887
(137 years ago)
44 years 8 months Yes
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
British Columbia
Days years months days
5,558 15 2 18
Days years months days
2,603 7 1 15
Days years months days
2,955 8 1 2
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 4–5 GOV 1 Premier 40–44 29 Jan 1883 — 28 Mar 1887 4 1 28
Electoral history
→ 7 recorded electoral participations
→ 8 electoral path points
 
→ 4 documented challengers:
 
John P. Booth  m  (3 runoffs)
Henry Croft  m 
Henry Fry  m 
Edwin Pimbury  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Provincial
Ass.: 1
British Columbia Cowichan
28 October 1871 Age:
29
→ New to this legislature
General 1/6 IND 59.18% 58 of 196 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > IND 38.78% 38 (-20) Archibald Dods  m 
  Post-Election...
28 October 1871 > ?? IND OPPO Changed allegiance
ID: 28600(F) — 23 Jul 2023 15:47 ET Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 2
British Columbia Cowichan
18 September 1875 Age:
33
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 REF 63.41% 78 of 246 Elig.: 170 Parti.: 72.35%
Loser > IGOV 43.90% 54 (-24) William H. Lomas  m 
  Post-Election...
19 September 1875 > ?? REF GOV Changed allegiance
26 July 1876 > ?? GOV Vac. Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
ID: 28622(F) — 23 Jul 2023 15:47 ET Service: 0 year 10 months 8 days (O & G)
Provincial
Ass.: 2
British Columbia Cowichan
14 August 1876 Age:
34
Re-elected incumbent
By-Election 1/1 GOV 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: 170 Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
ID: 28635(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:30 ET Service: 1 year 9 months 7 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 3
British Columbia Cowichan
22 May 1878 Age:
35
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 GOV 66.44% 97 of 292 Elig.: 202 Parti.: 72.28%
Loser > OPPO 45.21% 66 (-31) John P. Booth  m  ( 40 )
  Post-Election...
23 May 1878 > ?? GOV OPPO Changed allegiance
ID: 28642(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:18 ET Service: 4 years 2 months (G & O)
Provincial
Ass.: 4
British Columbia Cowichan
23 July 1882 Age:
40
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 OPPO 71.33% 102 of 143 Elig.: 243 Parti.: 58.85%
Loser > GOV 28.67% 41 (-61) Frederick Foord  m 
  Post-Election...
24 July 1882 > ?? OPPO GOV Changed allegiance
29 January 1883 > ?? GOV Vac. Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
ID: 28659(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:36 ET Service: 0 year 6 months 6 days (O & G)
Provincial
Ass.: 4
British Columbia Cowichan
31 March 1883 Age:
40
Re-elected incumbent
By-Election 1/1 GOV 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: 243 Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
ID: 28673(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:36 ET Service: 3 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 5
British Columbia Cowichan
7 July 1886 Age:
44
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 GOV 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: 322 Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
  Post-Election...
28 March 1887 > ?? GOV Vac. Died in office
ID: 28681(F) — 2 Mar 2022 12:48 ET Service: 0 year 8 months 21 days (Gov't) Exit from legislature →
Provincial
Ass.: 5
British Columbia Cowichan
5 May 1887 Age:
44
Deceased
By-Election  
Successor > GOV 38.43% 98 of 255 Henry Fry  m  ( 61 )
ID: 28692(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
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