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♂ Edward G. Prior
aliasEdward G. Prior
Record
50825 · 6002

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
British Columbia 2 0 2
Total 7 1 8
Birth 21 May 1853 → 171 years ago
Lived 67 years + 6 months
First mandate 7 July 1886 → 137 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 1 month
Death 12 December 1920 → 103 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 3 months after 4 September 1903
Special notes
None
 
Edward G. Prior (1853–1920) 200x213
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 9 15
British Columbia 2 11 22 Z
TOTAL 16 9 8

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 42–43 17 Dec 1895 — 07 Aug 1896 0 7 21
2. BC 9
GOV
 1 Premier 49–50 21 Nov 1902 — 31 May 1903 0 6 10
 1. Inland Revenue [Privy Council]

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 11  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Beaven  m 
⊖ Richard L. Drury  m 
⊖ Thomas Earle  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ George Riley  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John H. Turner  m 
 		 ⊖ Theodore Davie  m 
⊖ Simeon Duck  m 
⊖ George L. Milne  m 
⊖ William Templeman  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 1,360 Votes: 3,955 Participation: 72.70% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
7 July 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28689(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
GOV
 1/11 540 54.60% +84 Loser:
GOV
 456 46.11% Simeon Duck
After his election:
3 Jan 1888 34
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 5 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
6		 British Columbia
23 January 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19698(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 1 month 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,360 Votes: 972 Participation: 71.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
25 January 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28696(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
34		 Successor:
GOV
 607 62.45% Simeon Duck
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,958 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
7		 British Columbia
5 March 1891
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19738(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CONS
 2/4 1,031 69.71% +582 Loser:
LIB
 449 30.36% William Templeman
After his election:
17 Dec 1895 42
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 4 years 9 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 British Columbia
6 January 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20018(F) — 11 Oct 2022 18:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,005 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
8		 British Columbia
23 June 1896
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20026(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CONS
 1/4 1,647 54.85% +195 Loser:
LIB
 1,452 48.35% William Templeman

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,944 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
9		 British Columbia
7 November 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20281(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
CONS
 1/4 1,872 53.92% +215 Loser:
LIB
 1,657 47.72% Richard L. Drury
After his election:
2 Dec 1901 48
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,175 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 British Columbia
28 January 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20497(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
LIB
 1,797 56.60% George Riley
Eligible: 4,346 Votes: 3,023 Participation: 69.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
10 March 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28837(F) — 2 Mar 2022 21:34 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
GOV
 1/2 1,539 50.91% +55 Loser:
OPPO
 1,484 49.09% Ernest V. Bodwell

Service: 1 year 5 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,496 Votes: 12,795 Participation: 71.15% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28858(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LIB
 1,554 48.58% Richard Hall
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,220 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
10		 British Columbia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20530(F) — 23 Jan 2022 12:31 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
51
CONS
 2/3 1,192 37.02% -500 Winner:
LIB
 1,692 52.55% George Riley

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Edward Gawler Prior		  1 Jan 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Edward Gawler Prior		  1 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Col. The Hon. Edward Gawler Prior, P.C., M.P.		  1 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Col. l'hon. Edward Gawler Prior, C.P., député		  1 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edward Gawler Prior		  1 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Edward Gawler Prior		  1 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Jan 2024 23:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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