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♂ Thomas H. Uphill
aliasThomas H. Uphill
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 92%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 11 1 12
Birth 26 June 1874 → 149 years + 10 months ago
Lived 87 years + 7 months
First mandate 1 December 1920 → 103 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 5 months
Death 17 February 1962 → 62 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 5 months after 11 September 1960
Special notes
None
 
Thomas H. Uphill (1874–1962)
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Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Representing for nearly 40 years the riding of Fernie in the British Columbia legislature as a labour MLA (under some banner or another by that name), Uphill declined to join in 1933 the provincial chapter of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation because he viewed it as too conservative.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 39 9 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 13  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Saul A. Bonnell  m 
⊖ Alexander I. Fisher  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Michael D. McLean  m 
 		 ⊖ Magnus Eliason  m 
⊖ Henry C. McKay  m 
 
Eligible: 3,102 Votes: 1,947 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29004(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
42
LC
 2/3 826 42.42% -77 Winner:
LIB
 903 46.38% Alexander I. Fisher
Eligible: 2,872 Votes: 2,429 Participation: 84.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29214(F) — 6 Nov 2022 11:17 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
FLP
 1/3 932 38.37% +158 Loser:
LC
 774 31.86% Laurence S.K. Herchmer

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,462 Votes: 2,494 Participation: 72.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29258(F) — 19 Sep 2022 22:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CLP
 1/3 1,002 40.18% +151 Loser:
LC
 851 34.12% Saul A. Bonnell

Service: 4 years 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,406 Votes: 2,808 Participation: 82.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29347(F) — 19 Sep 2022 22:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
ILP
 1/2 1,639 59.80% +537 Loser:
CONS
 1,102 40.20% Michael D. McLean

Service: 5 years 3 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,600 Votes: 3,018 Participation: 83.83% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29401(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
ILAB
 1/2 1,693 56.58% +394 Loser:
LIB
 1,299 43.42% Harry E. Douglas

Service: 3 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,552 Votes: 3,242 Participation: 91.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29440(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
ILAB
 1/2 1,701 53.64% +231 Loser:
LIB
 1,470 46.36% Harry W. Colgan

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,902 Votes: 3,249 Participation: 83.26% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29525(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
ILAB
 1/3 1,719 53.39% +505 Loser:
LIB
 1,214 37.70% Harry W. Colgan

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,868 Votes: 3,059 Participation: 79.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29574(F) — 23 Sep 2022 08:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
71
ILAB
 1/3 1,289 42.28% +271 Loser:
LIB
 1,018 33.39% Kenny N. Stewart

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,425 Votes: 3,862 Participation: 87.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29615(F) — 23 Sep 2022 08:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
74
ILAB
 1/3 1,483 39.09% +9 Loser:
LIB
 1,474 38.85% Kenny N. Stewart

Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,784 Votes: 3,793 Participation: 79.29% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29738(F) — 19 Sep 2022 22:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
77
ILAB
 1/4 1,290 34.57% +173 Loser:
LIB
 1,117 29.93% Kenny N. Stewart

Service: 11 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,305 Votes: 3,677 Participation: 85.41% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29789(F) — 19 Sep 2022 22:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
78
ILAB
 1/3 1,601 45.33% +372 Loser:
LIB
 1,229 34.80% Henry C. McKay

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,209 Votes: 3,225 Participation: 76.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29840(F) — 19 Sep 2022 22:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
82
ILAB
 1/3 1,321 42.43% +140 Loser:
SC
 1,181 37.94% Frank J. Butala

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,982 Votes: 3,137 Participation: 78.78% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29887(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
86		 Successor:
LIB
 1,126 36.23% Henry C. McKay

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Thomas Hubert Uphill		 06 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Tom Uphill		 06 Mar 2024

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