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♂ William J. Armstrong
aliasWilliam J. Armstrong
Record
1451 · 13205

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 6 1 7
Birth 31 October 1826 → 197 years + 5 months ago
Lived 89 years + 1 month
First mandate 25 October 1871 → 152 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 11 months
Death 8 December 1915 → 108 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 8 months after 5 April 1884
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 8 8 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Ebenezer Brown  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Donald McGillivray  m 
 		 ⊖ Josiah C. Hughes  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 323 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
25 October 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28605(F) — 23 Jul 2023 14:09 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
IND
 2/3 128 79.01% +81 Loser:
IND
 47 29.01% Hugh McRoberts
After his election:
26 Oct 1871 44
IND
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
28 Feb 1873 46
OPPO
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 4 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
21 March 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28617(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 5 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 395 Votes: 589 Participation: 74.56% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
29 September 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28627(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
GOV
 2/5 153 51.86% +36 Loser:
REF
 117 39.66% Donald McGillivray
After his election:
30 Sep 1875 48
GOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 222 Votes: 146 Participation: 65.77% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28648(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
OPPO
 2/2 64 43.84% -18 Winner:
GOV
 82 56.16% Ebenezer Brown
Eligible: 222 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
20 December 1881
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28656(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
55
IND
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 7 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 257 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28665(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
OPPO
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
24 Jul 1882 55
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
15 Aug 1882 55
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 23 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 257 Votes: 153 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
4 September 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28671(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
GOV
 1/2 104 67.97% +55 Loser:
OPPO
 49 32.03% William D. Ferris
After his election:
5 Apr 1884 57
GOV
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 7 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 257 Votes: 168 Participation: 65.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
21 April 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28676(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
GOV
 79 47.02% James Cunningham

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
William James Armstrong		 26 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Jul 2023 15:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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