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♂ John S. Weisgerber
aliasJohn S. Weisgerber
Record
64518 · 13093

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 0 3
Birth 12 June 1940 → 83 years + 10 months ago
Lived 81 years + 11 months
First mandate 22 October 1986 → 37 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 4 months
Death 3 June 2022 → 1 year + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 19 days after 15 May 2001
Special notes
None
 
John S. Weisgerber (1940–2022)
© Photo 2022 Vancouver Sun/The Province Obituaries — Fair trade
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
British Columbia 14 6 20 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 35
SC
 1 ✓ Party leader 51–53 07 Mar 1992 — 05 Nov 1993 1 7 29
2. BC 35
REF
 1 Party leader 54–56 16 Jan 1995 — 01 Feb 1997 2 0 16

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 15,232 Votes: 10,629 Participation: 69.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35875(F) — 22 Sep 2022 19:53 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
SC
 1/3 5,408 51.67% +2,026 Loser:
NDP
 3,382 32.31% Hugh Cooper

Service: 4 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,238 Votes: 12,716 Participation: 69.72% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7898(F) — 25 Jul 2023 19:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
SC
 1/4 4,617 37.21% +773 Loser:
NDP
 3,844 30.98% Anne Matheson
After his election:
14 Mar 1994 53
SC
 →
RP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 7 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,619 Votes: 12,282 Participation: 62.60% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7973(F) — 25 Jul 2023 19:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
55
RP
 1/6 3,901 31.89% +123 Loser:
NDP
 3,778 30.88% Patrick Michiel
After his election:
1 Oct 1997 57
RP
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,028 Votes: 9,996 Participation: 62.37% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8045(F) — 23 Sep 2022 17:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LIB
 6,393 64.17% Blair Lekstrom

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Jack Weisgerber		 09 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Feb 2024 20:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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