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♂ George M. Weir
aliasGeorge M. Weir
Record
64498 · 13671

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 1 4
Birth 10 May 1885 → 138 years + 11 months ago
Lived 64 years + 6 months
First mandate 1 November 1933 → 90 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 5 months
Death 4 December 1949 → 74 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 5 months + 20 days after 14 June 1949
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 11 7 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
13 documented challengers
⊖ Donald C. Brown  m 
⊖ Helena R. Gutteridge  f 
⊖ C. Grant MacNeil  m 
⊖ Stanley S. McKeen  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William A. Pritchard  m 
⊖ Dorothy G. Steeves  f 
⊖ Robert Wilkinson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Dugald Donaghy  m 
⊖ W. Grace MacInnis  f 
⊖ Royal L. (Pat) Maitland  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James A. Paton  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Tilly J. Rolston  f 
⊖ George A. Walkem  m 
 
Eligible: 34,692 Votes: 72,268 Participation: 66.44% Candidacies: 15
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29424(F) — 12 Feb 2023 01:34 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 1/15 12,163 50.92% +4,470 Loser:
CFF
 7,693 32.21% William A. Pritchard

Service: 3 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,977 Votes: 76,439 Participation: 62.18% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29464(F) — 3 Mar 2022 23:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 3/10 9,235 36.24% +110 Loser:
LIB
 9,125 35.81% Stanley S. McKeen

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,263 Votes: 95,756 Participation: 70.52% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29550(F) — 24 Jul 2023 16:16 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 4/10 11,073 34.69% -2,511 Winner:
CONS
 13,584 42.56% Tilly J. Rolston
Eligible: 48,943 Votes: 53,431 Participation: 54.58% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29599(F) — 23 Sep 2022 12:58 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
60
LIB
 1/9 14,938 55.91% +4,788 Loser:
CFF
 10,150 37.99% W. Grace MacInnis

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
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
ID: 29640(F) — 24 Jul 2023 20:56 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 19,926 62.28% John G. Gould

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George Moir Weir		 29 Jul 2023

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Rev.: 29 Jul 2023 22:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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