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♂ John P. Booth
aliasJohn P. Booth
Record
5859 · 13209

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 5 2 7
Birth 20 December 1837 → 186 years + 4 months ago
Lived 64 years + 2 months
First mandate 28 October 1871 → 152 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 10 months
Death 25 February 1902 → 122 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John P. Booth (1837–1902) 200x239
© 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 15 6 22 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 7
GOV
 1 Speaker 60 09 Mar 1898 — 08 Jul 1898 0 3 29
2. BC 9
GOV
 2 Speaker 62–64 09 Jun 1900 — 25 Feb 1902 1 8 16

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Henry Fry  m 
⊖ Edwin Pimbury  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas W. Paterson  m 
⊖ William Smithe  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 196 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
28 October 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28600(F) — 23 Jul 2023 15:47 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
IND
 2/6 47 47.96% +9 Loser:
IND
 38 38.78% Archibald Dods
After his election:
29 Oct 1871 33
IND
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 170 Votes: 246 Participation: 72.35% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
18 September 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28622(F) — 23 Jul 2023 15:47 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
GOV
 4/4 42 34.15% -30 Winner:
REF
 72 58.54% Edwin Pimbury
Eligible: 202 Votes: 292 Participation: 72.28% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28642(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:18 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
40
OPPO
 3/4 66 45.21% -18 Winner:
GOV
 84 57.53% Edwin Pimbury
Eligible: 166 Votes: 115 Participation: 69.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28718(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
52
GOV
 1/3 57 49.57% +27 Loser:
OPPO
 30 26.09% Horatio J. Robertson

Service: 4 years 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 330 Votes: 239 Participation: 72.42% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
7 July 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28740(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
GOV
 1/2 136 56.90% +33 Loser:
OPPO
 103 43.10% Horatio J. Robertson

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 415 Votes: 273 Participation: 65.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28770(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
GOV
 1/2 144 52.75% +15 Loser:
OPPO
 129 47.25% Thomas W. Paterson
After his election:
10 Jul 1898 60
GOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 10 months 30 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 423 Votes: 281 Participation: 66.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28812(F) — 2 Mar 2022 21:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
ILIB
 1/3 123 43.77% +6 Loser:
IGOV
 117 41.64% James J. White
After his election:
25 Feb 1902 64
ILIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 8 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 423 Votes: 349 Participation: 82.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
23 December 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28839(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
64		 Successor:
IND
 196 56.16% Thomas W. Paterson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
John Paton Booth		 01 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Paton Booth		 01 Jan 2024

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