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♂ Joseph J.A. Gillis
aliasJoseph J.A. Gillis
Record
23091 · 13644

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 6 1 7
Birth 17 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
Lived 82 years + 9 months
First mandate 18 July 1928 → 95 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 1 month
Death 6 April 1965 → 59 years ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 9 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 23 10 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Irvine F. Corbett  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,647 Votes: 2,673 Participation: 73.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29373(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 1,514 57.22% +382 Loser:
CONS
 1,132 42.78% Romald H. Helmer

Service: 5 years 3 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,509 Votes: 1,761 Participation: 70.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29427(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 1,193 68.64% +881 Loser:
NPIG
 312 17.95% Romald H. Helmer

Service: 3 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,061 Votes: 1,655 Participation: 80.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29466(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/3 968 59.94% +546 Loser:
CFF
 422 26.13% John W. Langley

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,656 Votes: 1,819 Participation: 68.49% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29552(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 1,148 65.08% +532 Loser:
CONS
 616 34.92% Alexander R.R. Craig
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 59
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,619 Votes: 1,676 Participation: 63.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29602(F) — 23 Sep 2022 14:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/2 1,077 66.77% +541 Loser:
CFF
 536 33.23% Angus H. MacIsaac

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,960 Votes: 3,042 Participation: 76.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29643(F) — 23 Sep 2022 14:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/3 1,407 46.90% +542 Loser:
CFF
 865 28.83% Angus H. MacIsaac
After his election:
19 Jan 1952 69
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,984 Votes: 3,246 Participation: 81.48% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29766(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
69
LIB
 2/5 1,067 33.89% 43 Winner:
SC
 1,024 32.53% Irvine F. Corbett

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
John Joseph Alban Gillis		 07 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Joseph Alban Gillis		 07 Oct 2023

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