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♂ Herbert J. Bruch
aliasHerbert J. Bruch
Record
7823 · 13577

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 6 1 7
Birth 16 March 1920 → 104 years + 1 month ago
Lived 73 years + 2 months
First mandate 10 June 1953 → 70 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 2 months
Death 26 May 1993 → 30 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 8 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 19 2 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James H. Gorst  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Franklin J.T. Mitchell  m 
 
Eligible: 12,386 Votes: 9,276 Participation: 74.89% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29788(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
SC
 1/4 3,264 36.96% +175 Loser:
CFF
 3,089 34.98% Franklin J.T. Mitchell

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,708 Votes: 8,188 Participation: 64.43% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29839(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
SC
 1/4 3,530 43.70% +1,517 Loser:
CFF
 2,013 24.92% Elvan Walters

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,883 Votes: 11,094 Participation: 74.54% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29886(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
SC
 1/4 4,429 40.38% +1,046 Loser:
CFF
 3,383 30.84% Geoffrey H. Mitchell

Service: 3 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,089 Votes: 10,375 Participation: 64.49% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29931(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
SC
 1/4 4,951 48.28% +2,145 Loser:
NDP
 2,806 27.36% Geoffrey H. Mitchell

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,401 Votes: 11,672 Participation: 67.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29973(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
SC
 1/3 6,075 53.35% +2,630 Loser:
NDP
 3,445 30.25% John E. Bartanus

Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
SC
 1/3 8,532 52.60% +2,814 Loser:
NDP
 5,718 35.25% James H. Gorst

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
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
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
SC
 2/4 5,320 27.46% -1,248 Winner:
NDP
 6,568 33.90% James H. Gorst

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Herbert Joseph Bruch		 28 Jul 2023
FR Wikipédia
Herbert Joseph Bruch		 28 Jul 2023

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