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♂ Alexander C. Hope
aliasAlexander C. Hope
Record
28113 · 13650

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 2 4
Birth 4 August 1894 → 129 years + 8 months ago
Lived 84 years
First mandate 25 October 1945 → 78 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 2 months
Death 25 August 1978 → 45 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 2 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 6 7 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas J. Irwin  m 
⊖ Leonard A. Shepherd  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Arthur Laing  m 
⊖ Lyle Wicks  m 
 
Eligible: 16,064 Votes: 12,410 Participation: 77.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29522(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
47
CONS
 3/3 3,478 28.54% -1,675 Winner:
CFF
 5,153 42.29% Leonard A. Shepherd
Eligible: 18,348 Votes: 11,060 Participation: 60.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29571(F) — 23 Sep 2022 08:03 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
PC
 1/2 5,859 53.64% +796 Loser:
CFF
 5,063 46.36% Leonard A. Shepherd

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,185 Votes: 25,509 Participation: 72.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29612(F) — 24 Jul 2023 19:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 12,203 49.59% +1,093 Loser:
CFF
 11,110 45.15% Leonard A. Shepherd
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: 45,805 Votes: 31,593 Participation: 68.97% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29735(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
PC
 3/4 4,688 14.84% -7,071 Winner:
SC
 11,759 37.22% Thomas J. Irwin

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Campbell Hope		 15 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Aug 2023 19:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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