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♂ Robert Beaven
aliasRobert Beaven
Record
3481 · 13201

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 73%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 8 2 10
Total 8 3 11
Birth 20 January 1836 → 188 years + 3 months ago
Lived 84 years + 7 months
First mandate 16 October 1871 → 152 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 8 months
Death 18 September 1920 → 103 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 2 months after 6 July 1894
Special notes
None
 
Robert Beaven (1836–1920)
© 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
British Columbia 22 7 19 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 3–4
GOV
 1 Premier 46–47 13 Jun 1882 — 28 Jan 1883 0 7 15

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 11  
24 documented challengers
⊖ John Braden  m 
⊖ Theodore Davie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James W. Douglas  m 
⊖ Simeon Duck  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ John Grant  m 
⊖ Henry D. Helmcken  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John F. McCreight  m 
⊖ George L. Milne  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Edward G. Prior  m 
⊖ James Trimble  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Montague W. Tyrwhitt-Drake  m 
⊖ Charles Wilson  m 
 		 ⊖ William G. Cameron  m 
⊖ Amor De Cosmos  m 
⊖ James S. Drummond  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Andrew C. Elliott  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Richard Hall  m 
⊖ John Irving  m 
⊖ Albert E. McPhillips  m 
⊖ Henry Nathan  m 
⊖ Robert P. Rithet  m 
⊖ John H. Turner  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ John W. Williams  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William Wilson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,515 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
16 October 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28608(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
IND
 3/6 301 79.42% +177 Loser:
IND
 124 32.72% Robert T. Williams
After his election:
17 Oct 1871 35
IND
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
23 Dec 1872 36
OPPO
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 2 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 894 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
2		 British Columbia
20 July 1872
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18667(F) — 25 Jun 2023 12:00 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
36
IND
 3/3 94 21.03% -304 Winner:
LIB
 398 89.04% Amor De Cosmos
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
6 January 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28615(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 8 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 844 Votes: 2,241 Participation: 66.38% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
11 September 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28630(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
GOV
 1/8 428 76.43% +109 Loser:
GOV
 319 56.96% Simeon Duck

Service: 2 years 8 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,023 Votes: 2,523 Participation: 61.66% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28650(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
OPPO
 1/8 417 66.09% +79 Loser:
GOV
 338 53.57% Andrew C. Elliott
After his election:
23 May 1878 42
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
26 Jun 1878 42
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 4 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 1,023 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
10 July 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28653(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,093 Votes: 2,811 Participation: 64.30% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28667(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
GOV
 1/9 459 65.29% +138 Loser:
GOV
 321 45.66% Alexander Wilson
After his election:
24 Jul 1882 46
GOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 13 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
OPPO
 2/11 540 54.60% +84 Loser:
GOV
 456 46.11% Simeon Duck

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,668 Votes: 7,179 Participation: 48.93% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28714(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
OPPO
 2/9 997 55.54% +250 Loser:
GOV
 747 41.62% John Irving

Service: 4 years 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,810 Votes: 12,257 Participation: 63.71% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
7 July 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28741(F) — 2 Mar 2022 15:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
OPPO
 6/8 793 25.88% -1,367 Winner:
GOV
 2,160 70.50% John Braden
Eligible: 5,557 Votes: 9,408 Participation: 42.32% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28774(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:46 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
62
IND
 8/8 906 38.52% -323 Winner:
GOV
 1,229 52.25% Albert E. McPhillips

Online biographical references (2)

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Robert Beaven		 06 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Robert Beaven		 06 Apr 2024

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