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♂ William J. Asselstine
aliasWilliam J. Asselstine
Record
1732 · 13628

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 2 6
Birth 1 July 1891 → 132 years + 9 months ago
Lived 82 years + 1 month
First mandate 1 November 1933 → 90 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 4 months
Death 21 August 1973 → 50 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 11 months after 11 September 1960
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 15 11 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Frank A. Calder  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Herbert F. Kergin  m 
 
Eligible: 1,829 Votes: 1,318 Participation: 72.06% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29389(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 1/5 419 32.63% +111 Loser:
CFF
 308 23.99% Thomas J. Shenton

Service: 3 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,618 Votes: 1,061 Participation: 65.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29429(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 562 54.56% +299 Loser:
CFF
 263 25.53% Charles H. Lake

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,524 Votes: 852 Participation: 55.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29514(F) — 23 Jul 2023 23:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 454 54.83% +80 Loser:
ILAB
 374 45.17% John Scott
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 50
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,109 Votes: 589 Participation: 53.11% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29563(F) — 22 Sep 2022 23:05 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 297 50.42% William D. Smith
Eligible: 1,820 Votes: 1,004 Participation: 55.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29829(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
65
SC
 1/3 454 48.04% +94 Loser:
CFF
 360 38.10% Frank A. Calder

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,335 Votes: 918 Participation: 68.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29876(F) — 4 Mar 2022 13:08 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
69
SC
 2/3 267 32.05% -177 Winner:
CFF
 444 53.30% Frank A. Calder
Eligible: 1,574 Votes: 1,027 Participation: 65.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29921(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
72
SC
 2/3 308 30.56% -241 Winner:
NDP
 549 54.46% Frank A. Calder

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
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William James Asselstine		 21 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
William James Asselstine		 21 Aug 2023

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