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♂ John Ash
aliasJohn Ash
Record
1641 · 13200

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 0 4
Birth 24 December 1822 → 201 years + 4 months ago
Lived 63 years + 3 months
First mandate 26 October 1871 → 152 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 10 months
Death 17 April 1886 → 138 years ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 8 months after 22 July 1882
Special notes
None
 

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 8 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 24 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
26 October 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28599(F) — 23 Jul 2023 14:31 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
IND
 1/2 16 66.67% +8 Loser:
IND
 8 33.33% Robert C. Coleman
After his election:
27 Oct 1871 48
IND
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
23 Dec 1872 49
OPPO
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 1 month 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
11 January 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28616(F) — 23 Jul 2023 14:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 8 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 55 Votes: 46 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
15 September 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28621(F) — 23 Jul 2023 15:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
GOV
 1/2 36 78.26% +26 Loser:
GOV
 10 21.74% James Robb
After his election:
16 Sep 1875 52
GOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 8 months 6 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 115 Votes: 52 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28641(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
OPPO
 1/2 31 59.62% +10 Loser:
GOV
 21 40.38% Reginald T. Carwithen
After his election:
23 May 1878 55
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 2 months (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 99 Votes: 83 Participation: 83.84% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28658(F) — 2 Mar 2022 08:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
GOV
 67 80.72% William M. Dingwall

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Dr. John Ash		 30 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Ash (Canadian politician)		 30 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Ash (homme politique canadien)		 30 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Aug 2023 10:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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