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♂ Howard L. Dirks
aliasHoward L. Dirks
Record
16256 · 13498

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 3 4
Birth 7 August 1938 → 85 years + 8 months ago
Lived 80 years + 2 months
First mandate 22 October 1986 → 37 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 2 months
Death 26 October 2018 → 5 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 10 days after 16 October 1991
Special notes
None
 
Howard L. Dirks (1938–2018)
© Photo 2018 Nelson Star — Fair trade
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 11 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Corky S. Evans  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Lorne J. Nicolson  m 
 
Eligible: 24,500 Votes: 19,688 Participation: 80.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35805(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
44
SC
 2/3 8,485 43.62% -2,026 Winner:
NDP
 10,511 54.04% Lorne J. Nicolson
Eligible: 22,888 Votes: 18,879 Participation: 82.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35857(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
SC
 1/3 8,897 48.09% +27 Loser:
NDP
 8,870 47.95% Corky S. Evans

Service: 4 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,234 Votes: 18,727 Participation: 80.60% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7884(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
SC
 2/4 5,739 31.36% -2,844 Winner:
NDP
 8,583 46.90% Corky S. Evans
Eligible: 27,293 Votes: 20,524 Participation: 75.20% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7959(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
57
LIB
 2/6 6,434 31.47% -2,745 Winner:
NDP
 9,179 44.90% Corky S. Evans

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Howard Leroy Dirks		 09 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Howard Dirks		 09 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Feb 2024 15:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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