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♀ Karen Elizabeth Sanford
aliasKaren Sanford
Record
54976 · 13519

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 1 5
Birth 31 May 1932 → 91 years + 11 months ago
Lived 78 years + 5 months
First mandate 30 August 1972 → 51 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 2 months
Death 15 November 2010 → 13 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 25 days after 21 October 1986
Special notes
None
 
Karen Elizabeth Sanford (1932–2010)
© Photo 2010 Comox Valley Record — 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 14 1 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Daniel R.J. Campbell  m 
⊕ Victor A. Stephens  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Stanley Hagen  m 
 
Eligible: 32,926 Votes: 22,120 Participation: 67.18% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30074(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
NDP
 1/4 12,540 57.04% +6,164 Loser:
SC
 6,376 29.00% Daniel R.J. Campbell

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,983 Votes: 26,572 Participation: 71.85% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30124(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
NDP
 1/4 10,650 40.73% +479 Loser:
SC
 10,171 38.90% Daniel E. Hanuse

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,989 Votes: 22,376 Participation: 74.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30174(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
NDP
 1/3 10,420 47.23% +1,030 Loser:
SC
 9,390 42.56% Delbert K. Doll

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,889 Votes: 29,710 Participation: 78.41% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35793(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
NDP
 1/5 13,719 46.58% +297 Loser:
SC
 13,422 45.57% George H.P. Smith

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,052 Votes: 31,229 Participation: 82.07% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35845(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
NDP
 2/4 13,562 43.81% -2,271 Winner:
SC
 15,833 51.15% Stanley Hagen

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Karen Sanford		 01 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Karen Sanford		 01 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 May 2024 20:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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