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♂ Henry G.T. Perry
aliasHenry G.T. Perry
Record
49201 · 13679

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 5 2 7
Total 5 3 8
Birth 18 March 1889 → 135 years + 1 month ago
Lived 70 years + 9 months
First mandate 1 December 1920 → 103 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 8 months
Death 26 December 1959 → 64 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 2 months after 24 October 1945
Special notes
None
 
Henry G.T. Perry (1889–1959) 200x210
© 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 19 7 4 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 18
LIB
 1 Speaker 44–48 20 Feb 1934 — 12 Apr 1937 3 1 23

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Roy W. Alward  m 
⊖ John A. Fraser  m 
 		 ⊖ Frederick P. Burden  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John McInnis  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,940 Votes: 2,066 Participation: 70.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29215(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
LIB
 1/3 1,140 55.18% +353 Loser:
LC
 787 38.09% Samuel W. Cocker

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,247 Votes: 2,312 Participation: 65.81% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29259(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/3 1,081 46.76% +56 Loser:
LC
 1,025 44.33% Frederick P. Burden

Service: 4 years 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,998 Votes: 2,928 Participation: 73.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29348(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:43 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
LIB
 2/2 1,394 48.39% -93 Winner:
CONS
 1,487 51.61% Frederick P. Burden
Eligible: 22,197 Votes: 16,768 Participation: 75.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 British Columbia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22331(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 2/2 8,220 49.02% -328 Winner:
LC
 8,548 50.98% John A. Fraser
Eligible: 3,419 Votes: 2,828 Participation: 82.71% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29402(F) — 12 Feb 2023 00:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
44
LIB
 1/5 1,577 56.32% +952 Loser:
CFF
 625 22.32% Alexander Sinclair

Service: 3 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,503 Votes: 2,954 Participation: 84.33% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29441(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/3 1,493 51.54% +323 Loser:
CFF
 1,170 40.39% John McInnis

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,529 Votes: 2,653 Participation: 75.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29526(F) — 24 Jul 2023 00:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 1,334 51.15% +406 Loser:
CFF
 928 35.58% James W. Penberthy
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 52
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,176 Votes: 3,155 Participation: 75.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29575(F) — 23 Sep 2022 08:50 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 2/2 1,371 44.27% -355 Winner:
CFF
 1,726 55.73% John McInnis

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Henry George Thomas Perry		 01 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Jan 2024 19:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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