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♂ Waldo M. Skillings
aliasWaldo M. Skillings
Record
57174 · 13568

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
British Columbia 4 2 6
Total 4 4 8
Birth 9 September 1906 → 117 years + 7 months ago
Lived 75 years + 1 month
First mandate 12 September 1960 → 63 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 54 years
Death 6 November 1981 → 42 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 2 months after 29 August 1972
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 11 11 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
13 documented challengers
⊕ David A. Anderson  m 
⊖ Melville B. Couvelier  m 
⊖ George F.T. Gregory  m 
⊖ Nancy Hodges  f 
⊖ Ernest L. Knott  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Newell O.R. Morrison  m 
⊖ William T. Straith  m 
 		 ⊖ William N. Chant  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Francis T. Fairey  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Hart  m 
⊖ Joseph D. Hunter  m 
⊖ Albert D. (Burke) McPhillips  m 
⊖ John D. Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 23,265 Votes: 43,628 Participation: 62.51% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29551(F) — 22 Sep 2022 22:39 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
35
CONS
 6/10 4,150 28.54% -1,704 Winner:
LIB
 5,854 40.25% Nancy Hodges
Eligible: 49,621 Votes: 33,953 Participation: 68.42% Candidacies: 6
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23706(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
46
SC
 2/6 8,677 25.75% -5,019 Winner:
LIB
 13,696 40.65% Francis T. Fairey
Eligible: 51,401 Votes: 40,436 Participation: 78.67% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23992(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
50
SC
 3/4 7,569 18.80% -10,412 Winner:
PC
 17,981 44.66% Albert D. (Burke) McPhillips
Eligible: 32,109 Votes: 65,717 Participation: 68.22% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29915(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
SC
 3/12 8,671 39.82% +1,393 Loser:
LIB
 7,278 33.42% George F.T. Gregory

Service: 3 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,780 Votes: 58,845 Participation: 59.84% Candidacies: 13
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29960(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
SC
 2/13 9,347 47.79% +4,907 Loser:
LIB
 4,440 22.70% Michael Griffin

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,598 Votes: 45,579 Participation: 64.02% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30002(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
SC
 2/7 12,156 53.65% +6,852 Loser:
NDP
 5,304 23.41% Harold T. Allen

Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,955 Votes: 58,451 Participation: 69.66% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30062(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
SC
 2/7 15,443 53.29% +6,926 Loser:
NDP
 8,517 29.39% Peter G. Bunn

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,598 Votes: 67,679 Participation: 69.63% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30110(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
SC
 3/8 10,227 30.45% -523 Winner:
LIB
 10,750 32.00% David A. Anderson

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Waldo McTavish Skillings		 03 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Sep 2023 14:51 (but data presented dynamically)

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