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♂ Edwin Pimbury
aliasEdwin Pimbury
Record
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Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 1 3
Birth 3 January 1834 → 190 years + 3 months ago
Lived 75 years + 3 months
First mandate 18 September 1875 → 148 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 8 months
Death 6 April 1909 → 115 years ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 8 months after 22 July 1882
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 6 10 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John P. Booth  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William Smithe  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Henry Fry  m 
 
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
IND
 4/6 24 24.49% -23 Winner:
IND
 47 47.96% John P. Booth
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
REF
 2/4 72 58.54% +18 Loser:
IGOV
 54 43.90% William H. Lomas
After his election:
19 Sep 1875 41
REF
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 2 years 8 months 3 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
GOV
 2/4 84 57.53% +18 Loser:
OPPO
 66 45.21% John P. Booth
After his election:
23 May 1878 44
GOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 4 years 2 months (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 243 Votes: 143 Participation: 58.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28659(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
OPPO
 102 71.33% William Smithe

Online biographical references (3)

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Edwin Pimbury		 15 Oct 2023
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Edwin Pimbury		 15 Oct 2023
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Edwin Pimbury		 15 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Oct 2023 16:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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