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♂ Robert F. John
aliasRobert F. John
Record
30021 · 13813

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 0 2
Birth c. January 1851 → 173 years + 3 months ago
Lived ± 54 years
First mandate 23 July 1882 → 141 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age ± 31 years
Death 29 May 1905 → 118 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 11 months after 1 June 1888
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 5 10 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ George W. Anderson  m 
⊖ James T. McIlmoyl  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas B. Humphreys  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George A. McTavish  m 
 
Eligible: 264 Votes: 389 Participation: 73.67% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28666(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:11 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±31
OPPO
 2/4 110 56.41% +10 Loser:
GOV
 100 51.28% Thomas B. Humphreys
After his election:
24 Jul 1882 ±31
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 13 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 322 Votes: 495 Participation: 76.86% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
7 July 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28688(F) — 2 Mar 2022 12:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±35
GOV
 1/4 166 66.94% +53 Loser:
OPPO
 113 45.56% Thomas B. Humphreys
After his election:
1 Jun 1888 ±37
GOV
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 322 Votes: 251 Participation: 77.95% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
30 June 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28697(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±37		 Successor:
GOV
 137 54.58% James W. Tolmie

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Robert Franklin John		 08 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
Robert Franklin John		 08 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Oct 2023 20:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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