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♂ Ernest C. Carson
aliasErnest C. Carson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 5 3 8
Birth 9 June 1894 → 129 years + 10 months ago
Lived 58 years + 4 months
First mandate 18 July 1928 → 95 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 1 month
Death 21 October 1952 → 71 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Ernest C. Carson (1894–1952)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Robert H. Carson (1885–1971) Brother
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 16 3 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Harry G. Archibald  m 
⊖ Archibald McDonald  m 
⊖ George M. Murray  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Gordon H. Dowding  m 
⊖ Albert E. Munn  m 
⊖ Donald F. Robinson  m 
 
Eligible: 928 Votes: 714 Participation: 76.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29220(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
26
SOLF
 3/3 162 22.69% -177 Winner:
LC
 339 47.48% Archibald McDonald
Eligible: 2,891 Votes: 2,321 Participation: 80.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29353(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
CONS
 1/2 1,237 54.61% +209 Loser:
LIB
 1,028 45.39% Albert E. Munn

Service: 5 years 3 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,319 Votes: 2,200 Participation: 66.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29407(F) — 12 Feb 2023 00:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
NPIG
 2/3 705 33.51% -222 Winner:
LIB
 927 44.06% George M. Murray
Eligible: 3,958 Votes: 3,013 Participation: 76.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29446(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
42
CONS
 2/3 925 31.29% -251 Winner:
LIB
 1,176 39.78% George M. Murray
Eligible: 3,996 Votes: 2,678 Participation: 67.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29531(F) — 24 Jul 2023 16:09 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
47
CONS
 1/3 1,017 38.39% +176 Loser:
CFF
 841 31.75% Harry G. Archibald
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 47
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
10 Dec 1942 48
CONS
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,551 Votes: 2,244 Participation: 63.19% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29579(F) — 23 Sep 2022 10:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/4 1,143 51.42% +320 Loser:
CFF
 823 37.02% Charles Radcliffe

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,937 Votes: 3,848 Participation: 77.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29620(F) — 24 Jul 2023 19:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/3 2,339 62.83% +1,159 Loser:
CFF
 1,180 31.69% George W. Lyons
After his election:
19 Jan 1952 57
COAL
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
19 Jan 1952 57
PC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,933 Votes: 3,900 Participation: 65.73% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29743(F) — 4 Mar 2022 09:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/5 1,301 35.68% +227 Loser:
CFF
 1,074 29.46% Gordon H. Dowding
After his election:
21 Oct 1952 58
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,453 Votes: 4,162 Participation: 76.32% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29794(F) — 4 Mar 2022 10:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 1,103 27.63% J. Gordon Gibson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Ernest Crawford Carson		 01 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ernest Crawford Carson		 01 Jan 2024

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