Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Edwin J. Rothwell
aliasEdwin J. Rothwell
Record
53937 · 13733

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
British Columbia 1 0 1
Birth 19 October 1870 → 153 years + 6 months ago
Lived 56 years + 8 months
First mandate 20 June 1924 → 99 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 8 months
Death 29 June 1927 → 96 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 3 0 8 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
None
 

 
Eligible: 5,684 Votes: 4,158 Participation: 73.15% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16
British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29268(F) — 20 Sep 2022 00:20 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
53
LIB
1/4 1,564 37.61% +254 Loser:
LC
1,310 31.51% Albert M. Sanford
After his election:
29 Jun 1927 56
LIB
Vac.
Died in office
Service: 3 years 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,684 Votes: 4,159 Participation: 73.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16
British Columbia
12 September 1927
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29332(F) — 8 Oct 2023 00:11 ET
Deceased
Age
56
Successor:
LIB
2,542 61.12% A. Wellesley (Wells) Gray

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Edwin James Rothwell
21 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
Edwin James Rothwell
21 Oct 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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