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♂ Herbert F. Kergin
aliasHerbert F. Kergin
Record
31508 · 13711

Irish-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 1 4
Birth 8 July 1885 → 138 years + 9 months ago
Lived 69 years + 1 month
First mandate 1 December 1920 → 103 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 4 months
Death 28 August 1954 → 69 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 9 months after 1 November 1933
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William T. Kergin (1876–1961) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 12 10 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William J. Asselstine  m 
 
 
Eligible: 1,514 Votes: 1,063 Participation: 70.21% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29204(F) — 19 Sep 2022 22:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/6 390 36.69% +90 Loser:
FLP
 300 28.22% George B. Casey

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,929 Votes: 1,196 Participation: 62.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29248(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 463 38.71% +83 Loser:
PROV
 380 31.77% Robert Armour

Service: 4 years 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,815 Votes: 1,183 Participation: 65.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29335(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/3 587 50.56% +45 Loser:
CONS
 542 46.68% Thomas W. Falconer

Service: 5 years 3 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,829 Votes: 1,318 Participation: 72.06% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29389(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
IND
 3/5 267 20.79% -152 Winner:
LIB
 419 32.63% William J. Asselstine

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Herbert Frederick Kergin		 19 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Herbert Frederick Kergin		 19 Aug 2023

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