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♂ Hans L. Helgesen
aliasHans L. Helgesen
Record
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Norwegian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 2 5
Birth 21 August 1831 → 192 years + 8 months ago
Lived 87 years
First mandate 22 May 1878 → 145 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 9 months
Death 1 September 1918 → 105 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 2 months after 8 June 1900
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 10 0 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
7 documented challengers
⊖ William Fisher  m 
⊖ Joseph L. Hunter  m 
⊖ Charles E. Pooley  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Frederick W. Williams  m 
 		 ⊖ David W. Higgins  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John C. Kinchant  m 
⊖ Samuel A. Rogers  m 
 
Eligible: 158 Votes: 187 Participation: 59.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28643(F) — 30 Sep 2023 06:18 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
OPPO
 2/3 70 74.47% +31 Loser:
GOV
 39 41.49% William Fisher
After his election:
22 May 1878 46
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 2 months (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 176 Votes: 281 Participation: 79.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28660(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
GOV
 1/4 77 54.61% +6 Loser:
GOV
 71 50.35% John R. Hett
After his election:
24 Jul 1882 50
GOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 13 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 273 Votes: 415 Participation: 76.01% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
7 July 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28682(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
OPPO
 4/4 70 33.65% -53 Winner:
GOV
 123 59.13% David W. Higgins
Eligible: 411 Votes: 401 Participation: 48.73% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28707(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
58
OPPO
 3/3 89 44.28% -66 Winner:
GOV
 155 77.11% David W. Higgins
Eligible: 712 Votes: 758 Participation: 53.23% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28759(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
66
OPPO
 1/4 218 57.52% +45 Loser:
GOV
 173 45.65% Joseph L. Hunter
After his election:
10 Jul 1898 66
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 1 year 10 months 30 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 804 Votes: 969 Participation: 60.26% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28800(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
LC
 289 59.59% Samuel A. Rogers

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Hans Lars Helgesen		 21 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Hans Lars Helgesen		 21 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Aug 2023 01:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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