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♂ John N. Evans
aliasJohn N. Evans
Record
18952 · 13782

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 3 4
Birth 9 May 1846 → 177 years + 11 months ago
Lived 97 years + 7 months
First mandate 5 September 1903 → 120 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 3 months
Death 8 January 1944 → 80 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 11 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 3 4 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Henry Fry  m 
 		 ⊖ William H. Hayward  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 322 Votes: 255 Participation: 79.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
5 May 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28692(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
OPPO
 3/3 74 29.02% -24 Winner:
GOV
 98 38.43% Henry Fry
Eligible: 591 Votes: 440 Participation: 74.45% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28845(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 225 51.14% +10 Loser:
LC
 215 48.86% Ernest M. Skinner

Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 695 Votes: 228 Participation: 32.81% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28886(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LIB
 2/2 105 46.05% -18 Winner:
LC
 123 53.95% William H. Hayward
Eligible: 785 Votes: 540 Participation: 68.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28925(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
63
LIB
 2/2 175 32.41% -190 Winner:
LC
 365 67.59% William H. Hayward

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
John Newell Evans		 04 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Aug 2023 17:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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