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♂ John H. Cates
aliasJohn H. Cates
Record
9996 · 13667

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 0 2
Birth 13 July 1896 → 127 years + 9 months ago
Lived 90 years + 3 months
First mandate 25 October 1945 → 78 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 3 months
Death 26 October 1986 → 37 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 4 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 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Dorothy G. Steeves  f 
 
 
Eligible: 16,213 Votes: 11,113 Participation: 68.54% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29585(F) — 23 Sep 2022 11:44 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 1/4 5,912 54.20% +1,842 Loser:
CFF
 4,070 37.31% Dorothy G. Steeves

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,388 Votes: 18,310 Participation: 75.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29626(F) — 23 Sep 2022 11:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 12,586 69.57% +7,082 Loser:
CFF
 5,504 30.43% Clifford A. Greer
After his election:
19 Jan 1952 55
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,913 Votes: 23,362 Participation: 68.89% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29749(F) — 13 Aug 2022 12:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 6,695 29.38% Martin E. Sowden

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
John Henry Cates		 01 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Aug 2023 20:51 (but data presented dynamically)

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