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♂ George B. Martin
aliasGeorge B. Martin
Record
39700 · 13816

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 5 1 6
Birth 25 December 1842 → 181 years + 4 months ago
Lived 90 years + 8 months
First mandate 13 October 1882 → 141 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 9 months
Death 29 August 1933 → 90 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 1 month after 8 July 1898
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 15 7 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Francis J. Deane  m 
⊖ Charles A. Semlin  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas B. Humphreys  m 
⊖ Forbes G. Vernon  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 510 Votes: 401 Participation: 78.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
13 October 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28672(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:36 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
OPPO
 1/2 244 60.85% +87 Loser:
GOV
 157 39.15% Thomas B. Humphreys
After his election:
14 Oct 1882 39
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 8 months 23 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 933 Votes: 1,314 Participation: 46.95% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
7 July 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28690(F) — 2 Mar 2022 13:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
GOV
 3/6 283 64.61% +87 Loser:
GOV
 196 44.75% Archibald Irwin

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,494 Votes: 1,944 Participation: 43.37% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28715(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
GOV
 2/5 445 68.67% +94 Loser:
GOV
 351 54.17% James Wardle

Service: 4 years 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 693 Votes: 539 Participation: 77.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
11 July 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28748(F) — 2 Mar 2022 15:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
GOV
 1/2 312 57.88% +85 Loser:
OPPO
 227 42.12% Hugh McCutcheon
After his election:
1 Oct 1894 51
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 693 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
14 November 1894
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28753(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 7 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,314 Votes: 850 Participation: 64.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28782(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
GOV
 2/2 423 49.76% -4 Winner:
OPPO
 427 50.24% Francis J. Deane

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
George Bohun Martin		 29 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
George Bohun Martin		 29 Aug 2023

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