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♂ Charles A. Semlin
aliasCharles A. Semlin
Record
55969 · 13215

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 8 4 12
Birth 4 December 1836 → 187 years + 4 months ago
Lived 90 years + 10 months
First mandate 4 November 1871 → 152 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 11 months
Death 2 November 1927 → 96 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 1 month after 4 September 1903
Special notes
None
 
Charles A. Semlin (1836–1927) 200x254
© 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 22 0 20 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 8
GOV
 1 Premier 61–63 09 Jul 1898 — 27 Feb 1900 1 7 18

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 14  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Preston Bennett  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John A. Mara  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James Robinson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Forbes G. Vernon  m  (5 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Stuart A. Henderson  m 
⊖ George B. Martin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 171 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
4 November 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28609(F) — 23 Jul 2023 15:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
IND
 3/6 29 50.88% 0 Loser:
IND
 29 50.88% George Coxon
After his election:
5 Nov 1871 34
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 6 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 362 Votes: 632 Participation: 58.20% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
15 October 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28631(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
IGOV
 5/7 94 44.55% -23 Winner:
IGOV
 117 55.45% Robert Smith
Eligible: 362 Votes: 218 Participation: 60.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
11 March 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28634(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:30 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
39
OPPO
 2/2 54 24.77% -110 Winner:
GOV
 164 75.23% Forbes G. Vernon
Eligible: 436 Votes: 788 Participation: 60.24% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28651(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:34 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
41
OPPO
 4/6 120 45.63% -38 Winner:
GOV
 158 60.08% Forbes G. Vernon
Eligible: 510 Votes: 992 Participation: 64.84% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28668(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:33 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
45
IND
 1/7 254 76.74% +156 Loser:
IND
 98 29.61% Henry D. Green-Armytage

Service: 3 years 11 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 933 Votes: 1,314 Participation: 46.95% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
7 July 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28690(F) — 2 Mar 2022 13:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
OPPO
 1/6 364 83.11% +168 Loser:
GOV
 196 44.75% Archibald Irwin

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,494 Votes: 1,944 Participation: 43.37% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28715(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
OPPO
 3/5 396 61.11% +45 Loser:
GOV
 351 54.17% James Wardle

Service: 4 years 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 500 Votes: 320 Participation: 64.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
11 July 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28749(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
OPPO
 1/2 198 61.88% +76 Loser:
GOV
 122 38.12% James Wardle

Service: 3 years 11 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 595 Votes: 291 Participation: 48.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28783(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
61
OPPO
 1/2 203 69.76% +115 Loser:
GOV
 88 30.24% John J. Mackay
After his election:
10 Jul 1898 61
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
15 Aug 1898 61
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 6 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 595 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
15 October 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28790(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
61
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 7 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 824 Votes: 501 Participation: 60.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28827(F) — 23 Jul 2023 22:38 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
OPRO
 352 70.26% Denis Murphy
Eligible: 824 Votes: 452 Participation: 54.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
26 February 1903
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28840(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:46 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
66
OPPO
 1/2 282 62.39% +112 Loser:
GOV
 170 37.61% George Sanson

Service: 6 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 644 Votes: 510 Participation: 79.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28867(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
LIB
 309 60.59% Stuart A. Henderson
Eligible: 773 Votes: 496 Participation: 64.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28912(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
70
LC
 2/2 207 41.73% -82 Winner:
LIB
 289 58.27% Stuart A. Henderson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Charles Augustus Semlin		 01 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Charles Augustus Semlin		 01 Jan 2024

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