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♂ Alexander S. Matthew
aliasAlexander S. Matthew
Record
40145 · 13606

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 0 4
Birth 8 November 1884 → 139 years + 5 months ago
Lived 84 years + 11 months
First mandate 10 June 1953 → 70 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 68 years + 7 months
Death 11 October 1969 → 54 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 1 month after 11 September 1966
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 13 2 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas R. Berger  m 
⊖ Nigel Morgan  m 
⊖ Leslie R. Peterson  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William E. Stewart  m 
 		 ⊖ James C. Bury  m 
⊖ C. Patrick Neale  m 
⊖ Maurice Rush  m 
⊖ Frederick J. Vulliamy  m 
 
Eligible: 41,323 Votes: 21,069 Participation: 50.99% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29812(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
68
SC
 1/6 7,066 36.36% +828 Loser:
CFF
 6,238 32.10% James C. Bury

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,709 Votes: 36,470 Participation: 48.36% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29863(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
71
SC
 2/9 8,614 47.46% +4,053 Loser:
CFF
 4,561 25.13% C. Patrick Neale

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,420 Votes: 41,237 Participation: 51.01% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29911(F) — 13 Jan 2022 07:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
75
SC
 2/10 8,227 40.39% +1,697 Loser:
CFF
 6,530 32.06% Thomas R. Berger

Service: 3 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,132 Votes: 40,196 Participation: 55.62% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29956(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
78
SC
 2/10 7,594 38.18% +1,788 Loser:
NDP
 5,806 29.19% John M. Norris

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,625 Votes: 39,002 Participation: 54.74% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29998(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
81		 Successor:
SC
 7,938 41.16% Evan M. Wolfe

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Small Matthew		 28 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Aug 2023 11:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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