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♂ Wilmer C. Wells
aliasWilmer C. Wells
Record
64593 · 13779

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 2 6
Birth 4 November 1839 → 184 years + 5 months ago
Lived 93 years + 11 months
First mandate 28 February 1899 → 125 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 3 months
Death 19 October 1933 → 90 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 8 months after 1 February 1907
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 10 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William G. Neilson  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry G. Parson  m 
 
Eligible: 622 Votes: 217 Participation: 34.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28763(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:47 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
58
OPPO
 2/2 69 31.80% -79 Winner:
GOV
 148 68.20% William G. Neilson
Eligible: 622 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
28 February 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28797(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
59
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 3 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 740 Votes: 435 Participation: 58.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28804(F) — 23 Jul 2023 21:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
IPRO
 1/3 246 56.55% +135 Loser:
LC
 111 25.52% Francis P. Armstrong
After his election:
10 Jun 1900 60
IPRO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
21 Jun 1900 60
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 12 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 740 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
17 July 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28830(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 619 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28843(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 784 Votes: 449 Participation: 57.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28884(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
67
LIB
 2/2 195 43.43% -59 Winner:
LC
 254 56.57% Henry G. Parson

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Wilmer Cleveland Wells		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 08:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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