Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
♂ Josiah C. Hughes
aliasJosiah C. Hughes
Record
28651 · 13206
Irish-Canadian
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate |
Deceased |
Performance: 100%
| |
✓ |
✗ |
∑ |
| British Columbia |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
| Birth |
5 May 1843 → 180 years + 11 months ago |
| Lived |
43 years + 6 months |
| First mandate |
25 October 1871 → 152 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 5 months |
| Death |
8 November 1886 → 137 years + 5 months ago |
| Exit → Death |
11 years + 1 month after 10 September 1875 |
| Special notes |
None
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| 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 |
10 |
16 |
Z |
| Eligible: |
inc. |
Votes: |
323 |
Participation: |
inc. |
Candidacies: |
3 |
|
Provincial
1 |
British Columbia
25 October 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2) |
| Gov't |
GOV  |
| ID: 28605(F) — 23 Jul 2023 14:09 ET |
|
✓ |
→ New to this legislature |
Age
28 |
IND |
1/3 |
148 |
91.36% |
+101 |
Loser: |
IND |
47 |
29.01% |
Hugh McRoberts |
| After his election: |
| 26 Oct 1871 |
28 |
IND |
→ |
OPPO |
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition) |
|
| Service: 3 years 10 months 16 days (Oppo.) |
|
| Eligible: |
395 |
Votes: |
589 |
Participation: |
74.56% |
Candidacies: |
5 |
|
Provincial
2 |
British Columbia
29 September 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (2) |
| Gov't |
GOV  |
| ID: 28627(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:14 ET |
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Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Aug 2023 21:17 (but data presented dynamically)
