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♂ James H. Gorst
aliasJames H. Gorst
Record
23746 · 13576

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth 12 August 1922 → 101 years + 8 months ago
Lived 98 years + 4 months
First mandate 30 August 1972 → 51 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 50 years
Death 15 December 2020 → 3 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 45 years + 5 days after 10 December 1975
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 3 3 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Herbert J. Bruch  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ George L. Chatterton  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,318 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 British Columbia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25052(F) — 7 Sep 2022 20:54 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 3/4 9,086 23.71% -5,701 Winner:
PC
 14,787 38.59% George L. Chatterton
Eligible: 24,117 Votes: 16,636 Participation: 68.98% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30031(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
47
NDP
 2/3 5,718 35.25% -2,814 Winner:
SC
 8,532 52.60% Herbert J. Bruch
Eligible: 28,570 Votes: 19,826 Participation: 69.39% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30079(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
NDP
 1/4 6,568 33.90% +1,248 Loser:
SC
 5,320 27.46% Herbert J. Bruch

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,785 Votes: 24,712 Participation: 73.14% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30129(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
SC
 10,637 43.78% Lyle B.J. Kahl

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Jim Gorst		 09 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Henry Gorst		 09 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Aug 2023 16:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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