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♂ John Hart
aliasJohn Hart
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 7 0 7
Birth 31 March 1879 → 145 years ago
Lived 78 years
First mandate 14 September 1916 → 107 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 5 months
Death 7 April 1957 → 67 years ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 9 months after 14 June 1949
Special notes
None
 
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© Photo Legislative Assembly, British Columbia — Public domain
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 3 5 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 20
LIB
 1 Party leader 62–68 09 Dec 1941 — 09 Dec 1947 6 0 0
2. BC 20–21
COAL
 1 Premier 62–68 10 Dec 1941 — 28 Dec 1947 6 0 18
3. BC 21
COAL
 1 Speaker 69–70 08 Feb 1949 — 16 Apr 1949 0 2 8

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
16 documented challengers
⊖ Herbert B. Anscomb  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Harlan C. Brewster  m 
⊖ Robert Connell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Henry C. Hall  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joshua Hinchcliffe  m 
⊖ Joseph D. Hunter  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Nigel Morgan  m 
⊖ Waldo M. Skillings  m 
 		 ⊖ George Bell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph B. Clearihue  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Francis W.H. Giolma  m 
⊖ Reginald Hayward  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Nancy Hodges  f  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Byron I. (Boss) Johnson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Oliver  m 
⊖ William T. Straith  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 13,277 Votes: 30,751 Participation: 57.90% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29024(F) — 3 Mar 2022 08:19 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 3/12 3,660 47.61% +531 Loser:
LC
 3,129 40.70% Alexander Stewart
After his election:
11 Jun 1917 38
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 8 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,277 Votes: 3,434 Participation: 25.86% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
22 June 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29040(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 1,789 52.10% +144 Loser:
ILIB
 1,645 47.90% Ernest A. Hall

Service: 3 years 5 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,996 Votes: 53,936 Participation: 70.98% Candidacies: 19
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29240(F) — 2 Aug 2023 17:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 3/19 5,016 37.20% +846 Loser:
LC
 4,170 30.93% Alexander Stewart

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,195 Votes: 51,675 Participation: 58.21% Candidacies: 16
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29284(F) — 12 Aug 2023 21:18 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LC
 5,120 39.63% Robert A. (Gus) Lyons
Eligible: 24,061 Votes: 65,501 Participation: 68.06% Candidacies: 28
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
27 November 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29426(F) — 16 Sep 2023 07:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
LIB
 2/28 6,133 37.45% +582 Loser:
LIB
 5,551 33.90% Joseph B. Clearihue

Service: 3 years 6 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,610 Votes: 66,188 Participation: 64.61% Candidacies: 18
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29465(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/18 7,196 43.64% +611 Loser:
CONS
 6,585 39.94% Bruce A. McKelvie

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,265 Votes: 43,628 Participation: 62.51% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29551(F) — 22 Sep 2022 22:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/10 6,637 45.64% +1,417 Loser:
CONS
 5,220 35.89% Joseph D. Hunter
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 62
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,915 Votes: 50,195 Participation: 64.56% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29601(F) — 23 Sep 2022 14:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
66
LIB
 1/9 10,757 64.29% +4,272 Loser:
CFF
 6,485 38.76% Murray D. Bryce

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 31,962 Votes: 65,932 Participation: 68.76% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29642(F) — 23 Sep 2022 14:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
70		 Successor:
LIB
 15,278 69.52% William T. Straith

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Wikipédia
John Hart (homme politique)		 01 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Hart (Canadian politician)		 01 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Jan 2024 19:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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