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♂ William K. Kiernan
aliasWilliam K. Kiernan
Record
31740 · 13591

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 7 0 7
Birth 25 July 1916 → 107 years + 9 months ago
Lived 81 years + 1 month
First mandate 12 June 1952 → 71 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 10 months
Death 26 August 1997 → 26 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 11 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 20 2 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Leslie H. Eyres  m 
 
 
Eligible: 20,898 Votes: 15,812 Participation: 75.66% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29730(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
SC
 1/4 8,509 55.29% +5,966 Loser:
LIB
 2,543 16.52% Alexander I. Hougen

Service: 11 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,963 Votes: 15,227 Participation: 80.30% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29781(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
SC
 1/4 8,776 60.73% +6,145 Loser:
LIB
 2,631 18.21% Lloyd T. Beharrell

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,037 Votes: 15,914 Participation: 72.21% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29832(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
SC
 1/4 9,008 57.10% +5,890 Loser:
LIB
 3,118 19.76% Henry Goosen

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,400 Votes: 18,660 Participation: 79.74% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29879(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
SC
 1/4 10,051 54.30% +5,928 Loser:
CFF
 4,123 22.27% Leslie M.W. Tetlock

Service: 3 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,697 Votes: 17,283 Participation: 69.98% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29924(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
SC
 1/4 10,031 58.44% +6,906 Loser:
NDP
 3,125 18.21% Leslie M.W. Tetlock

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,448 Votes: 12,359 Participation: 66.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29966(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
SC
 1/3 7,703 63.17% +4,622 Loser:
NDP
 3,081 25.26% William Kerr

Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,415 Votes: 17,966 Participation: 70.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30024(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
SC
 1/3 11,747 65.99% +8,059 Loser:
NDP
 3,688 20.72% Frank E. Hollins

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,920 Votes: 21,941 Participation: 70.96% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30072(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
SC
 8,712 40.19% Harvey W. Schroeder

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
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William Kenneth Kiernan		 19 Aug 2023

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Rev.: 19 Aug 2023 22:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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