♂ Richard McBride

Record
40459 · 8532
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
British Columbia 9 9 0
Birth Death Lived Died in office
15 December 1870
(153 years 4 months ago)
6 August 1917
(106 years 8 months ago)
46 years 7 months No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
British Columbia
Days years months days
6,727 18 5 0
Days years months days
5,902 16 1 28
Days years months days
825 2 3 3
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 roles
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 9 LC 1 Party leader 32–44 01 Jun 1903 — 14 Dec 1915 12 6 13
2. BC 9–13 LC 1 Premier 32–44 01 Jun 1903 — 14 Dec 1915 12 6 13
Electoral history
→ 9 recorded electoral participations
→ 12 electoral path points
 
→ 10 documented challengers:
 
Henry F.W. Behnsen  m  (3 runoffs)
Harlan C. Brewster  m 
William G. Cameron  m 
Frederick Davey  m  (3 runoffs)
Richard L. Drury  m  (2 runoffs)
Richard Hall  m 
Stuart A. Henderson  m 
James D. McNiven  m 
John Oliver  m 
Henry B. Thomson  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Provincial
Ass.: 8
British Columbia Westminster--Dewdney Riding
9 July 1898 Age:
27
→ New to this legislature
General 1/2 GOV 52.53% 239 of 455 Elig.: 906 Parti.: 50.22%
Loser > OPPO 47.47% 216 (-23) Charles Whetham  m 
  Post-Election...
10 July 1898 > ?? GOV OPPO Changed allegiance
ID: 28779(F) — 23 Jul 2023 21:31 ET Service: 1 year 10 months 30 days (G & O)
Provincial
Ass.: 9
British Columbia Westminster--Dewdney Riding
9 June 1900 Age:
29
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LC 54.25% 338 of 623 Elig.: 1,117 Parti.: 55.77%
Loser > GOV 45.75% 285 (-53) Charles Whetham  m 
  Post-Election...
10 June 1900 > ?? LC GOV Changed allegiance
21 June 1900 > ?? GOV Vac. Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
ID: 28823(F) — 23 Jul 2023 22:00 ET Service: 0 year 0 month 12 days (O & G)
Provincial
Ass.: 9
British Columbia Westminster--Dewdney Riding
17 July 1900 Age:
29
Re-elected incumbent
By-Election 1/1 GOV 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: 1,117 Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
  Post-Election...
1 May 1903 > ?? GOV LC Changed allegiance
ID: 28833(F) — 23 Jul 2023 22:51 ET Service: 3 years 1 month 18 days (G & O)
Provincial
Ass.: 10
British Columbia Dewdney
5 September 1903 Age:
32
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LC 66.10% 427 of 646 Elig.: 796 Parti.: 81.16%
Loser > LIB 33.90% 219 (-208) William W. Forrester  m 
ID: 28865(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 11
British Columbia Victoria City
1 February 1907 Age:
36
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/12 LC 51.45% 1,614 of 12,548 Elig.: 5,066 Parti.: 61.92%
Loser > LIB 38.00% 1,192 (-422) Richard L. Drury  m  ( 43 )
ID: 28911(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 11
British Columbia Dewdney
16 February 1907 Age:
36
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LC 61.44% 384 of 625 Elig.: 924 Parti.: 67.64%
Loser > LIB 38.56% 241 (-143) Robert Jardine  m 
  Post-Election...
14 March 1907 > ?? LC Vac. Resigned: Elected in another riding
ID: 28889(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:16 ET Service: 0 year 0 month 26 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 11
British Columbia Dewdney
17 April 1907 Age:
36
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
By-Election  
Successor > LC 0.00% 0 of 0 William J. Manson  m  ( 34 )
ID: 28915(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 12
British Columbia Victoria City
25 November 1909 Age:
38
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/9 LC 59.13% 2,856 of 19,320 Elig.: 8,005 Parti.: 60.34%
Loser > IND 45.92% 2,218 (-638) Alfred J. Morley  m 
ID: 28950(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:42 ET Service: 2 years 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 12
British Columbia Yale
25 November 1909 Age:
38
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LC 63.19% 455 of 720 Elig.: 1,006 Parti.: 71.57%
Loser > LIB 36.81% 265 (-190) Stuart A. Henderson  m  ( 46 )
  Post-Election...
9 November 1910 > ?? LC Vac. Resigned: Elected in another riding
ID: 28951(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:45 ET Service: 0 year 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 12
British Columbia Yale
24 December 1910 Age:
40
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
By-Election  
Successor > LC 0.00% 0 of 0 Alexander Lucas  m  ( 58 )
ID: 28954(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 13
British Columbia Victoria City
28 March 1912 Age:
41
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/8 LC 80.39% 3,223 of 16,034 Elig.: 7,930 Parti.: 50.55%
Loser > LIB 51.11% 2,049 (-1,174) Harlan C. Brewster  m  ( 41 )
  Post-Election...
15 December 1915 > ?? LC Vac. Resigned: To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
ID: 28986(F) — 2 Mar 2022 23:02 ET Service: 3 years 8 months 17 days (Gov't) Exit from legislature →
Provincial
Ass.: 13
British Columbia Victoria City
4 March 1916 Age:
45
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
By-Election  
Successor > LIB 66.57% 4,812 of 7,228 Harlan C. Brewster  m  ( 45 )
ID: 28992(F) — 15 Oct 2021 19:46 ET
→ 4 online biographical references
 
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EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography: McBride, Sir Richard 2 Jan 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada: McBride, sir Richard 2 Jan 2024
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