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♂ George H. Tomlinson
aliasGeorge H. Tomlinson
Record
61477 · 13623

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 2 3
Birth 28 July 1896 → 127 years + 9 months ago
Lived 66 years + 9 months
First mandate 10 June 1953 → 70 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 10 months
Death 21 May 1963 → 60 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 8 months after 18 September 1956
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 3 3 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
6 documented challengers
⊖ John M. Bryan  m 
⊖ Thomas A. McEwen  m 
⊖ Newton P. Steacy  m 
 		 ⊖ D. Deane Finlayson  m 
⊖ Martin E. Sowden  m 
⊖ Dorothy G. Steeves  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 33,913 Votes: 23,362 Participation: 68.89% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29749(F) — 13 Aug 2022 12:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
55
SC
 3/7 4,947 21.71% -1,748 Winner:
LIB
 6,695 29.38% Martin E. Sowden
Eligible: 30,210 Votes: 22,770 Participation: 75.37% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29800(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
SC
 1/6 7,728 35.68% +1,351 Loser:
LIB
 6,377 29.44% Wilfrid R. McDougall

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,151 Votes: 54,065 Participation: 62.65% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29851(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
ISC
 8/11 902 3.36% -10,396 Winner:
SC
 11,298 42.06% Newton P. Steacy

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
George Henry Tomlinson Jr.		 09 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Sep 2023 17:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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