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♂ Ernest Leon Knott
aliasErni Knott
Record
32227 · 13598

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate ✓		 Deceased Performance: 0%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 7 7
British Columbia 0 4 4
Total 0 11 11
Birth 7 July 1919 → 104 years + 10 months ago
Lived 84 years + 5 months
First run 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 1 month
Death 22 December 2003 → 20 years + 4 months ago
 
Special notes
None
 

Ernest Leon Knott (1919–2003)
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Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 11  
18 documented challengers
⊕ David A. Anderson  m 
⊖ Colin Cameron  m 
⊖ Douglas H. Christie  m 
⊖ Thomas C. Douglas  m 
⊖ George F.T. Gregory  m 
⊕ Louis J. Lesosky  m 
⊖ George R. Pearkes  m 
⊖ John D. Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John D. Tisdalle  m 
 		 ⊖ Lydia A. Arsens  f 
⊖ William N. Chant  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Patrick D. Crofton  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ D. Deane Finlayson  m 
⊕ Lynn Hunter  f 
⊕ James D. Manly  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Waldo M. Skillings  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Donald L. Taylor  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Montague L. Tyrwhitt-Drake  m 
 
Eligible: 27,583 Votes: 18,960 Participation: 68.74% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23698(F) — 9 May 2024 19:55 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
34
LPP
 5/5 516 2.74% -6,756 Winner:
CCF
 7,272 38.56% Colin Cameron
Eligible: 31,502 Votes: 60,771 Participation: 64.30% Candidacies: 13
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29867(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
37
LPP
 11/13 162 0.80% -8,246 Winner:
LIB
 8,408 41.68% George F.T. Gregory
Eligible: 35,937 Votes: 28,610 Participation: 79.61% Candidacies: 5
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24242(F) — 27 Jan 2022 19:03 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
38
LPP
 5/5 180 0.63% -18,588 Winner:
PC
 18,768 65.60% George R. Pearkes
Eligible: 30,060 Votes: 23,296 Participation: 77.50% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29905(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
41
COMM
 5/5 73 0.32% -10,092 Winner:
SC
 10,165 44.23% John D. Tisdalle
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
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
44
COMM
 13/13 153 0.78% -8,965 Winner:
SC
 9,118 46.62% John D. Smith
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
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
47
COMM
 7/7 241 1.06% -11,915 Winner:
SC
 12,156 53.65% Waldo M. Skillings
Eligible: 61,054 Votes: 49,967 Participation: 81.84% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10421(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
55
COMM
 4/4 288 0.58% -20,156 Winner:
NDP
 20,444 40.92% Thomas C. Douglas
Eligible: 61,620 Votes: 43,704 Participation: 70.93% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 British Columbia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4344(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
59
COMM
 4/5 82 0.19% -18,943 Winner:
PC
 19,025 43.53% Donald L. Taylor
Eligible: 61,620 Votes: 46,071 Participation: 74.77% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 British Columbia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4062(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
60
COMM
 5/5 85 0.18% -22,069 Winner:
NDP
 22,154 48.16% James D. Manly
Eligible: 82,525 Votes: 65,952 Participation: 79.92% Candidacies: 8
Federal
33		 British Columbia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3773(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
65
COMM
 8/8 94 0.14% -31,672 Winner:
PC
 31,766 48.28% Patrick D. Crofton
Eligible: inc. Votes: 65,447 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3496(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
69
COMM
 8/8 78 0.12% -23,090 Winner:
NDP
 23,168 35.40% Lynn Hunter

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
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Victoria Times Columnist, Obituary: Ernest Knott		 07 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Apr 2024 11:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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