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♂ Dennis G. Cocke
aliasDennis G. Cocke
Record
11753 · 13529

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 5 0 5
Birth 2 June 1924 → 99 years + 10 months ago
Lived 84 years + 1 month
First mandate 27 August 1969 → 54 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 2 months
Death 2 July 2008 → 15 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 8 months after 21 October 1986
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 17 1 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 26,742 Votes: 18,087 Participation: 67.64% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30039(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
NDP
 1/4 7,280 40.75% +119 Loser:
SC
 7,161 40.08% John E. Edmondson

Service: 3 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,034 Votes: 18,903 Participation: 65.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30087(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
NDP
 1/3 10,357 55.63% +5,051 Loser:
SC
 5,306 28.50% John E. Edmondson

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,781 Votes: 19,272 Participation: 62.61% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30137(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
NDP
 1/4 9,650 50.51% +1,177 Loser:
SC
 8,473 44.35% Alexander J. Seigo

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,588 Votes: 19,421 Participation: 65.64% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30187(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NDP
 1/2 11,343 59.30% +3,557 Loser:
SC
 7,786 40.70% Malvern J. Hughes

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 27,644 Votes: 20,502 Participation: 74.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35806(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
NDP
 1/3 11,455 56.51% +3,231 Loser:
SC
 8,224 40.57% Barry D, Butler

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 27,083 Votes: 20,587 Participation: 76.01% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35858(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
NDP
 10,120 49.75% Anita M.J. Hagen

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
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Dennis Cocke		 02 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Dennis Cocke		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 18:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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