| Record 47125 · 13729 |
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| Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased | Performance: 67%
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| Birth | Death | Lived | Died in office |
| 31 July 1856 (167 years 8 months ago) |
17 August 1927 (96 years 8 months ago) |
71 years | Yes |
| Who | ...is/was his | Note | |
| Farquhar R. Oliver (1904–1989) | Nephew |
| Legislature | Total | Government | Opposition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Columbia |
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| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| # | Legislature | Party | M | Int | Role | Age | Dates | y | m | d | |
| 1. | BC | 11 | LIB | 1 | Party leader | 53–55 | 10 Oct 1909 — 29 Feb 1912 | 2 | 4 | 19 | |
| 2. | BC | 12 | LIB | 1 | Opposition Leader | 53 | 25 Nov 1909 — 04 Jan 1910 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3. | BC | 14 | LIB | 2 | Party leader | 61–71 | 02 Mar 1918 — 17 Aug 1927 | 9 | 5 | 15 | |
| 4. | BC | 14–16 | LIB | 1 | Premier | 61–71 | 06 Mar 1918 — 17 Aug 1927 | 9 | 5 | 11 | |
| → 12 recorded electoral participations → 14 electoral path points |
→ 20 documented challengers: |
Henry F.W. Behnsen m George Bell m John W. Berry m Joseph B. Clearihue m (2 runoffs) Frederick Davey m Richard L. Drury m Thomas W. Forster m Francis W.H. Giolma m Henry C. Hall m John Hart m James H. Hawthornthwaite m Reginald Hayward m Joshua Hinchcliffe m (2 runoffs) William H. Ladner m Robert A. (Gus) Lyons m Francis J.A. MacKenzie m (4 runoffs) William J. Manson m Richard McBride m Henry B. Thomson m Harold D. Twigg m |
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| Provincial Ass.: 9 |
British Columbia | Westminster--Delta Riding | |||||||
| 9 June 1900 | Age: 43 |
→ New to this legislature | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/3 | GOV | 45.51% | 324 of 712 | Elig.: 1,357 | Parti.: 52.47% | ||
| Loser > | LC | 30.20% | 215 (-109) | John W. Berry m ( 31 ) | |||||
| ID: 28822(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET | Service: 3 years 2 months 26 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 10 |
British Columbia | Delta | |||||||
| 5 September 1903 | Age: 47 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | LIB | 59.13% | 447 of 756 | Elig.: 963 | Parti.: 78.50% | ||
| Loser > | LC | 40.87% | 309 (-138) | William H. Ladner m ( 76 ) | |||||
| ID: 28864(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET | Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 11 |
British Columbia | Delta | |||||||
| 1 February 1907 | Age: 50 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | LIB | 62.23% | 430 of 691 | Elig.: 1,064 | Parti.: 64.94% | ||
| Loser > | LC | 37.77% | 261 (-169) | Francis J.A. MacKenzie m ( 33 ) | |||||
| ID: 28888(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:14 ET | Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 12 |
British Columbia | Delta | |||||||
| 25 November 1909 | Age: 53 |
Defeated incumbent (Party leader) | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| General | ✗ | 2/2 | LIB | 41.87% | 551 of 1,316 | Elig.: 1,745 | Parti.: 75.42% | ||
| Winner > | LC | 58.13% | 765 (+214) | Francis J.A. MacKenzie m ( 36 ) | |||||
| ID: 28927(F) — 15 Oct 2021 19:40 ET | |||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 12 |
British Columbia | Victoria City | |||||||
| 25 November 1909 | Age: 53 |
Defeated incumbent | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| General | ✗ | 6/9 | LIB | 45.88% | 2,216 of 19,320 | Elig.: 8,005 | Parti.: 60.34% | ||
| Winner > | LC | 59.13% | 2,856 (+640) | Richard McBride m ( 38 ) | |||||
| ID: 28950(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:42 ET | |||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 13 |
British Columbia | Delta | |||||||
| 28 March 1912 | Age: 55 |
Failed comeback to this legislature | |||||||
| General | ✗ | 2/2 | LIB | 29.17% | 308 of 1,056 | Elig.: 1,808 | Parti.: 58.41% | ||
| Winner > | LC | 70.83% | 748 (+440) | Francis J.A. MacKenzie m ( 38 ) | |||||
| ID: 28963(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET | |||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 14 |
British Columbia | Dewdney | |||||||
| 14 September 1916 | Age: 60 |
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | LIB | 54.08% | 927 of 1,714 | Elig.: 2,613 | Parti.: 65.60% | ||
| Loser > | LC | 45.92% | 787 (-140) | William J. Manson m ( 44 ) | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 29 November 1916 > | ?? | LIB | → | Vac. | Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election | ||||
| ID: 29002(F) — 3 Mar 2022 07:58 ET | Service: 0 year 2 months 15 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 14 |
British Columbia | Dewdney | |||||||
| 3 January 1917 | Age: 60 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| By-Election | ✓ | 1/1 | LIB | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | Elig.: 2,613 | Parti.: n/a | ||
| By acclamation | |||||||||
| ID: 29035(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:53 ET | Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 15 |
British Columbia | Delta | |||||||
| 1 December 1920 | Age: 64 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/3 | LIB | 37.50% | 1,334 of 3,557 | Elig.: 4,305 | Parti.: 82.62% | ||
| Loser > | LC | 31.37% | 1,116 (-218) | Francis J.A. MacKenzie m ( 47 ) | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 15 January 1921 > | ?? | LIB | → | Vac. | Resigned: Elected in another riding | ||||
| ID: 29211(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:09 ET | Service: 0 year 1 month 14 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 15 |
British Columbia | Victoria City | |||||||
| 1 December 1920 | Age: 64 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/19 | LIB | 48.19% | 6,498 of 53,936 | Elig.: 18,996 | Parti.: 70.98% | ||
| Loser > | LC | 30.93% | 4,170 (-2,328) | Alexander Stewart m | |||||
| ID: 29240(F) — 2 Aug 2023 17:26 ET | Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 15 |
British Columbia | Delta | |||||||
| 3 February 1921 | Age: 64 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | LIB | 59.83% | 2,058 of 3,440 | Alexander M. Paterson m ( 49 ) | |||||
| ID: 29242(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET | |||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 16 |
British Columbia | Victoria City | |||||||
| 20 June 1924 | Age: 67 |
Defeated incumbent (Party leader) | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| General | ✗ | 6/16 | LIB | 31.21% | 4,032 of 51,675 | Elig.: 22,195 | Parti.: 58.21% | ||
| Winner > | LC | 47.43% | 6,127 (+2,095) | Reginald Hayward m ( 44 ) | |||||
| ID: 29284(F) — 12 Aug 2023 21:18 ET | |||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 16 |
British Columbia | Nelson | |||||||
| 23 August 1924 | Age: 68 |
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus | |||||||
| By-Election | ✓ | 1/2 | LIB | 58.85% | 1,124 of 1,910 | Elig.: 2,645 | Parti.: 72.21% | ||
| Loser > | CIT | 41.15% | 786 (-338) | William H. Houston m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 17 August 1927 > | ?? | LIB | → | Vac. | Died in office | ||||
| ID: 29328(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:23 ET | Service: 2 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 16 |
British Columbia | Nelson | |||||||
| 17 October 1927 | Age: 71 |
Deceased | |||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | LIB | 50.66% | 1,078 of 2,128 | James A. McDonald m ( 57 ) | |||||
| ID: 29333(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET | |||||||||
| → 2 online biographical references |
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| Lg | Hyperlink | Retrieved on |
| EN | Wikipedia: John Oliver (British Columbia politician) | 2 Jan 2024 |
| FR | Wikipédia: John Oliver (homme politique) | 2 Jan 2024 |