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♂ Preston Bennett
aliasPreston Bennett
Record
4105 · 13299

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 0 2
Birth 15 December 1840 → 183 years + 4 months ago
Lived 41 years + 8 months
First mandate 22 May 1878 → 145 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 5 months
Death 9 September 1882 → 141 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 4 3 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John A. Mara  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Forbes G. Vernon  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles A. Semlin  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
GOV
 2/6 158 60.08% +38 Loser:
OPPO
 120 45.63% Charles A. Semlin
After his election:
22 May 1878 37
GOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 4 years 2 months (Gov't & Oppo.)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
OPPO
 3/7 194 58.61% +96 Loser:
IND
 98 29.61% Henry D. Green-Armytage
After his election:
9 Sep 1882 41
OPPO
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 month 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 510 Votes: 401 Participation: 78.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
13 October 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28672(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:36 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
41		 Successor:
OPPO
 244 60.85% George B. Martin

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Geni, MPP Preston Bennett		 09 Sep 2023
EN Non-standard link
BC Archives, Collection Search: Item G-08291 - Preston Bennett.		 09 Sep 2023
EN Elections BC and the Legislative Library, An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986
(pp, 30, 38-39, 368, 531)		 09 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Sep 2023 08:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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