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♂ George H. Kerster
aliasGeorge H. Kerster
Record
31579 · 13168

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 1 2
Birth 2 March 1937
Age 87 years + 1 month
First mandate 11 December 1975 → 48 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 44 years + 11 months ago (9 May 1979)
Special notes
None
 
George H. Kerster (1937– )
© Photo 2001 The Vancouver Sun via Newspapers.com — 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 3 4 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ David Barrett  m 
 		 ⊖ Norman Levi  m 
 
Eligible: 56,320 Votes: 39,565 Participation: 70.25% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30125(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
SC
 1/7 18,681 47.60% +18 Loser:
NDP
 18,663 47.55% David Barrett

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,441 Votes: 21,822 Participation: 71.69% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30215(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
SC
 2/4 9,422 44.18% -1,491 Winner:
NDP
 10,913 51.17% Norman Levi

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
George Herman Kerster		 02 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Mar 2024 12:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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