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♂ Thomas A. McEwen
aliasThomas A. McEwen
Record
41186 · 13684

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Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate ✓		 Deceased Performance: 0%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 7 7
British Columbia 0 2 2
Total 0 9 9
Birth 11 February 1891 → 133 years + 3 months ago
Lived 97 years + 3 months
First run 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 4 months
Death 11 May 1988 → 36 years ago
 
Special notes
None
 
Thomas A. McEwen (1891–1988)
© Photo PNG via Vancouver Sun — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Becky Buhay (1896–1953) Spouse  
⊖ Michael Buhay (1897–1980) Brother-in-law  
 

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
14 documented challengers
⊖ Hilliard Beyerstein  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Ernest J. Broome  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Colin Cameron  m 
⊖ Arthur Laing  m 
⊖ James Sinclair  m 
⊖ Dorothy Steeves  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Herbert J. Welch  m 
 		 ⊖ George Black  m 
⊖ John F. Browne  m 
⊖ Tom Goode  m 
⊖ Elmore Philpott  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Martin E. Sowden  m 
⊖ George H. Tomlinson  m 
⊖ Harold Winch  m 
 
Eligible: 3,445 Votes: 2,120 Participation: 61.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Yukon
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23363(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
54
LPP
 2/3 687 32.41% -162 Winner:
PC
 849 40.05% George Black
Eligible: 10,733 Votes: 7,684 Participation: 71.59% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29568(F) — 22 Sep 2022 23:34 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
54
LPP
 3/3 729 9.69% -2,703 Winner:
LIB
 3,432 45.62% Herbert J. Welch
Eligible: 51,125 Votes: 33,248 Participation: 65.03% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23633(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
58
LPP
 4/4 1,558 4.71% -11,290 Winner:
LIB
 12,848 38.87% Tom Goode
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
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
61
LPP
 6/7 263 1.15% -6,432 Winner:
LIB
 6,695 29.38% Martin E. Sowden
Eligible: 44,177 Votes: 29,822 Participation: 67.51% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23692(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
62
LPP
 5/5 673 2.27% -12,941 Winner:
LIB
 13,614 45.88% James Sinclair
Eligible: 47,270 Votes: 36,108 Participation: 76.39% Candidacies: 5
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23990(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
66
LPP
 5/5 817 2.28% -15,241 Winner:
PC
 16,058 44.86% Ernest J. Broome
Eligible: 47,270 Votes: 36,873 Participation: 78.01% Candidacies: 5
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24256(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
67
LPP
 5/5 422 1.14% -21,870 Winner:
PC
 22,292 60.46% Ernest J. Broome
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,686 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24530(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
71
COMM
 5/5 648 2.86% -11,681 Winner:
NDP
 12,329 54.35% Harold E. Winch
Eligible: inc. Votes: 42,468 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24797(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
72
COMM
 5/5 345 0.81% -18,795 Winner:
LIB
 19,140 45.07% Arthur Laing

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Thomas A McEwen		  2 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Tom McEwen (politician)		  2 Jan 2024

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