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♂ George Anthony Walkem
aliasBoomer Walkem
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 5 0 5
Birth 15 November 1834 → 189 years + 5 months ago
Lived 74 years
First mandate 16 November 1871 → 152 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 37 years
Death 13 December 1908 → 115 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 4 months after 23 July 1882
Special notes
None
 
George Anthony (Boomer) Walkem (1834–1908)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, British Columbia — 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
British Columbia 10 4 17 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 1–2
GOV
 1 Premier 39–41 13 Feb 1874 — 27 Jan 1876 1 11 14
2. BC 3
GOV
 2 Premier 43–47 22 May 1878 — 06 Jun 1882 4 0 15

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Cornelius Booth  m 
⊖ Alexander E.B. Davie  m 
⊖ Joseph L. Hunter  m 
 		 ⊖ George Cowan  m 
⊖ John Evans  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Joshua S. Thompson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 785 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
16 November 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28598(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
IND
 1/5 229 87.40% +97 Loser:
IND
 132 50.38% Joshua S. Thompson
After his election:
17 Nov 1871 37
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
12 Jan 1872 37
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 27 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
12 February 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28612(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 473 Votes: 852 Participation: 60.04% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
20 October 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28620(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
40
GOV
 1/6 254 89.44% +137 Loser:
GOV
 117 41.20% Edward Pearson
After his election:
21 Oct 1875 40
GOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 7 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 481 Votes: 788 Participation: 66.53% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28640(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
43
OPPO
 1/4 252 95.82% +184 Loser:
GOV
 68 25.86% Jonathan Nutt
After his election:
23 May 1878 43
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
25 Jun 1878 43
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 3 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 481 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
3 August 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28654(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
43
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 11 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 512 Votes: 887 Participation: 65.23% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28657(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
GOV
 169 57.09% Robert McLeese

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
George Anthony Walkem		 27 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
George Anthony Walkem		 27 Apr 2024

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Rev.: 27 Apr 2024 14:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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