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♂ Francis Xavier Richter Jr.
aliasFrank Richter
Record
52572 · 13555

Austrian-Canadian    Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 7 0 7
Birth 12 July 1910 → 113 years + 9 months ago
Lived 67 years + 4 months
First mandate 10 June 1953 → 70 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 10 months
Death 20 November 1977 → 46 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 11 months after 10 December 1975
Special notes
None
 
Francis Xavier (Frank) Richter Jr. (1910-1977)
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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 22 5 24 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 30
SC
 1 ✓ Party leader 62–63 06 Jun 1973 — 23 Nov 1973 0 5 17
2. BC 30
SC
 1 Opposition Leader 62–63 06 Jun 1973 — 23 Nov 1973 0 5 17

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ N.L. (Bill) Barlee  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Lois M. Haggen  f 
 
Eligible: 13,453 Votes: 10,663 Participation: 79.26% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29809(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
SC
 1/4 4,465 43.28% +1,046 Loser:
CFF
 3,419 33.14% Harold S. Kenyon

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,767 Votes: 9,710 Participation: 70.53% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29860(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
SC
 1/4 5,189 53.94% +2,989 Loser:
CFF
 2,200 22.87% Stephen A. Mepham

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,398 Votes: 10,317 Participation: 77.00% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29907(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
SC
 1/4 4,797 46.84% +1,646 Loser:
CFF
 3,151 30.77% Francis D. Stuart

Service: 3 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,656 Votes: 10,541 Participation: 77.19% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29952(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
SC
 1/4 5,093 48.71% +2,457 Loser:
NDP
 2,636 25.21% Francis D. Stuart

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,170 Votes: 11,897 Participation: 73.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29994(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
SC
 1/3 6,547 55.44% +2,878 Loser:
NDP
 3,669 31.07% Lois M. Haggen

Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,702 Votes: 16,598 Participation: 76.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30019(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
SC
 1/3 8,944 54.29% +3,987 Loser:
NDP
 4,957 30.09% N.L. (Bill) Barlee

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,255 Votes: 18,469 Participation: 73.13% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30067(F) — 4 Mar 2022 19:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
SC
 1/4 8,092 44.11% +1,242 Loser:
NDP
 6,850 37.34% N.L. (Bill) Barlee

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,733 Votes: 22,486 Participation: 75.63% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30117(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
SC
 10,784 48.30% James J. Hewitt

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Francis Xavier "Frank" Richter		 27 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Frank Richter Jr.		 27 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Frank Richter Jr.		 27 Apr 2024

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