Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Erda Sieglinde Walsh
aliasErda Sieglinde Walsh
Record
63837 · 13226

German-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Not in office Performance: 33%
 
British Columbia 1 2 3
Birth c. 1952
Age ± 72 years
First mandate 28 May 1996 → 27 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age ± 44 years
 
Mandate ended 22 years + 11 months ago (15 May 2001)
Special notes
None
 
Erda Sieglinde Walsh (c.1952– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, British Columbia — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 4 11 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
William Bennett  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Wilf Hanni  m 
 
Eligible: 24,422 Votes: 16,643 Participation: 68.15% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36
British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7952(F) — 30 Mar 2023 18:59 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
±44
NDP
1/5 6,398 38.59% +511 Loser:
LIB
5,887 35.50% Ron Tarr

Service:
4 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,084 Votes: 16,559 Participation: 68.76% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37
British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8026(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
±49
NDP
2/5 3,638 22.05% -6,568 Winner:
LIB
10,206 61.85% William Bennett
Eligible: 28,153 Votes: 16,899 Participation: 60.03% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38
British Columbia
17 May 2005
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8106(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±53
NDP
2/3 7,339 43.72% -721 Winner:
LIB
8,060 48.01% William Bennett

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Erda Walsh
21 Mar 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Mar 2024 21:20 (but data presented dynamically)