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♂ Sydney J. Smith
aliasSydney J. Smith
Record
57767 · 13655

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 1 2
Saskatchewan 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3
Birth 23 September 1892 → 131 years + 7 months ago
Lived 83 years + 9 months
First mandate 15 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 8 months
Death 15 July 1976 → 47 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 1 month 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  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Philip A. Gaglardi  m 
 		 ⊖ Herman H. Kemper  m 
 
Eligible: 7,047 Votes: 6,282 Participation: 89.14% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31526(F) — 27 Oct 2023 21:42 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 2/3 2,153 34.27% -251 Winner:
FLG
 2,404 38.27% Herman H. Kemper
Eligible: 9,981 Votes: 7,848 Participation: 78.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29618(F) — 23 Sep 2022 10:07 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 4,992 64.47% +2,241 Loser:
CFF
 2,751 35.53% Charles A. Thomas
After his election:
19 Jan 1952 59
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,907 Votes: 8,317 Participation: 76.25% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29741(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 2/4 2,708 33.49% -400 Winner:
SC
 3,108 38.44% Philip A. Gaglardi

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sydney John Smith, P.C., Senator		 22 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Sydney John Smith, C.P., sénateur		 22 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Sydney John Smith		 22 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
Sydney John Smith		 22 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Oct 2023 23:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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