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♂ Andrew C. Elliott
aliasAndrew C. Elliott
Record
18448 · 13286

Irish-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 1 3
Birth 22 June 1829 → 194 years + 10 months ago
Lived 59 years + 9 months
First mandate 11 September 1875 → 148 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 2 months
Death 9 April 1889 → 135 years ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 10 months after 21 May 1878
Special notes
None
 
Andrew C. Elliott (1829–1889)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, British Columbia — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James W. Douglas (1851–1883) Son-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 2 7 19 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 2
GOV
 1 Premier 46–48 01 Feb 1876 — 21 May 1878 2 3 20

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Beaven  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James S. Drummond  m 
⊖ James Trimble  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William Wilson  m 
 		 ⊖ James W. Douglas  m 
⊖ Simeon Duck  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John W. Williams  m 
 
Eligible: 844 Votes: 2,241 Participation: 66.38% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
11 September 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28630(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
OPPO
 3/8 383 68.39% +64 Loser:
GOV
 319 56.96% Simeon Duck
After his election:
12 Sep 1875 46
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
1 Feb 1876 46
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 4 months 21 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 844 Votes: 727 Participation: 86.14% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
21 February 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28633(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
GOV
 1/2 445 61.21% +163 Loser:
OPPO
 282 38.79% Simeon Duck

Service: 2 years 3 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,023 Votes: 2,523 Participation: 61.66% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28650(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:08 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
48
GOV
 5/8 338 53.57% -13 Winner:
OPPO
 351 55.63% John W. Williams

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Andrew Charles Elliott		 11 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Andrew Charles Elliott		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 23:51 (but data presented dynamically)

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