♀ Mary Ellen S. Smith

Record
57652 · 13740
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 75%
 
British Columbia 4 3 1
Birth Death Lived Died in office
11 October 1861
(162 years 6 months ago)
3 May 1933
(90 years 11 months ago)
71 years 6 months No
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was her Note
Ralph Smith (1858–1917) Spouse
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
British Columbia
Days years months days
3,825 10 5 21
Days years months days
3,817 10 5 13
Days years months days
8 0 0 8
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.
Electoral history
→ 4 recorded electoral participations
→ 4 electoral path points
 
→ 17 documented challengers:
 
William J. Bowser  m  (2 runoffs)
Andrew M. Creery  m 
John W.D. Farris  m  (2 runoffs)
Samuel L. Howe  m  (2 runoffs)
Thomas H. Kirk  m 
Malcolm A. MacDonald  m 
Angus MacInnis  m 
Ian A. Mackenzie  m  (2 runoffs)
Royal L. (Pat) Maitland  m 
Joseph Martin  m 
Alexander D. McRae  m 
Christopher McRae  m 
Victor W. Odlum  m 
Robert H. Pooley  m 
James Ramsay  m 
James S. (J.S.) Woodsworth  m 
Charles A. Woodward  m 
 
Provincial
Ass.: 14
British Columbia Vancouver City
24 January 1918 Age:
56
→ New to this legislature
By-Election 1/3 IND 58.62% 9,356 of 15,960 Elig.: 27,578 Parti.: 57.87%
Loser > GWVA 38.30% 6,112 (-3,244) Walter Drinnan  m 
  Post-Election...
1 February 1918 > ?? IND LIB Changed allegiance
ID: 29045(F) — 23 Jul 2023 22:54 ET Service: 2 years 10 months 6 days (O & G)
Provincial
Ass.: 15
British Columbia Vancouver City
1 December 1920 Age:
59
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/28 LIB 51.96% 17,510 of 202,205 Elig.: 52,768 Parti.: 63.87%
Loser > LIB 30.82% 10,388 (-7,122) John P. Dougherty  m 
ID: 29239(F) — 19 Sep 2022 23:15 ET Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 16
British Columbia Vancouver City
20 June 1924 Age:
62
Re-elected incumbent
General 5/27 LIB 29.26% 9,251 of 189,728 Elig.: 57,512 Parti.: 54.98%
Loser > PROV 28.49% 9,008 (-243) Alexander D. McRae  m  ( 49 )
ID: 29283(F) — 12 Feb 2023 11:18 ET Service: 4 years 0 month 27 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 17
British Columbia Esquimalt
18 July 1928 Age:
66
Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General 2/3 LIB 37.04% 1,077 of 2,908 Elig.: 3,858 Parti.: 77.76%
Winner > CONS 62.10% 1,806 (+729) Robert H. Pooley  m  ( 49 )
ID: 29346(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:42 ET
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