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♂ Forbes George Vernon
aliasForbes George Vernon
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 6 1 7
Total 6 2 8
Birth 21 August 1843 → 180 years + 8 months ago
Lived 67 years + 4 months
First mandate 15 October 1875 → 148 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 1 month
Death 20 January 1911 → 113 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 6 months after 6 July 1894
Special notes
None
 
Forbes George Vernon (1843–1911)
© Photo — 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 14 4 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Francis J. Barnard  m 
⊖ Donald Graham  m 
⊖ George B. Martin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles A. Semlin  m  (5 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Preston Bennett  m 
⊖ John A. Mara  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James Robinson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert Smith  m 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
REF
 2/7 125 59.24% +25 Loser:
REF
 100 47.39% John F. Allison
After his election:
16 Oct 1875 32
REF
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
1 Feb 1876 32
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 3 months 17 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
GOV
 1/2 164 75.23% +110 Loser:
OPPO
 54 24.77% Charles A. Semlin

Service: 2 years 2 months 10 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
GOV
 3/6 158 60.08% +38 Loser:
OPPO
 120 45.63% Charles A. Semlin
After his election:
20 May 1882 38
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 11 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 453 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
5		 British Columbia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19188(F) — 23 Jul 2023 14:59 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
38
IND
 3/3 78 17.22% -188 Winner:
CONS
 266 58.72% Francis J. Barnard
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
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
OPPO
 194 58.61% Preston Bennett
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
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
42
GOV
 2/6 290 66.21% +94 Loser:
GOV
 196 44.75% Archibald Irwin
After his election:
1 Apr 1887 43
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 8 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 933 Votes: 461 Participation: 49.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
28 April 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28693(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
GOV
 1/2 356 77.22% +251 Loser:
OPPO
 105 22.78% Thomas Roadley

Service: 3 years 1 month 15 days (Gov't)
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
46
GOV
 1/5 496 76.54% +145 Loser:
GOV
 351 54.17% James Wardle

Service: 4 years 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,022 Votes: 821 Participation: 80.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
18 July 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28744(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
GOV
 2/2 404 49.21% -13 Winner:
OPPO
 417 50.79% Donald Graham

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