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♂ Alexander M. Paterson
aliasAlexander M. Paterson
Record
48305 · 13722

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 3 5
Birth 12 October 1871 → 152 years + 6 months ago
Lived 81 years + 5 months
First mandate 3 February 1921 → 103 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 3 months
Death 30 March 1953 → 71 years ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 8 months after 17 July 1928
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 7 5 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John W. Berry  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert B. Swailes  m 
 		 ⊖ Francis J.A. MacKenzie  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,662 Votes: 1,870 Participation: 70.25% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29001(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 2/2 906 48.45% -58 Winner:
LC
 964 51.55% Francis J.A. MacKenzie
Eligible: 4,305 Votes: 3,440 Participation: 79.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
3 February 1921
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29242(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 2,058 59.83% +676 Loser:
LC
 1,382 40.17% Francis J.A. MacKenzie

Service: 3 years 4 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,805 Votes: 3,635 Participation: 75.65% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29255(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 1,677 46.13% +424 Loser:
LC
 1,253 34.47% Archibald W. McLelan

Service: 4 years 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,078 Votes: 4,648 Participation: 76.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29344(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 2/2 2,035 44.27% -527 Winner:
CONS
 2,562 55.73% John W. Berry
Eligible: 9,716 Votes: 7,184 Participation: 73.94% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29398(F) — 23 Jul 2023 23:09 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
62
LIB
 2/6 2,093 29.40% -538 Winner:
CFF
 2,631 36.95% Robert B. Swailes

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Alexander McDonald Paterson		 08 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Sep 2023 06:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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