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♂ John G. Gould
aliasJohn G. Gould
Record
23878 · 13641

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 2 3
Birth 20 April 1912 → 112 years ago
Lived 89 years + 9 months
First mandate 15 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 1 month
Death 7 February 2002 → 22 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 49 years + 7 months after 11 June 1952
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 2 11 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Donald C. Brown  m 
⊖ C. Grant MacNeil  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Bert Price  m 
 		 ⊖ Alexander B. Macdonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Eric C.F. Martin  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 49,605 Votes: 63,991 Participation: 64.50% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29640(F) — 24 Jul 2023 20:56 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 2/8 19,926 62.28% +8,889 Loser:
CFF
 11,037 34.49% Alexander B. Macdonald
After his election:
19 Jan 1952 39
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 60,006 Votes: 34,318 Participation: 57.19% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29768(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
LIB
 3/5 6,358 19.61% -2,644 Winner:
SC
 9,002 27.77% Bert Price
Eligible: 53,412 Votes: 30,841 Participation: 57.74% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29816(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 3/6 5,936 20.50% -5,591 Winner:
SC
 11,527 39.81% Eric C.F. Martin

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
John Groves Gould		 09 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Aug 2023 16:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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