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♂ James Punch
aliasJames Punch
Record
51072 · 13820

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 1 2
Birth Unknown
   
First mandate 13 June 1890 → 133 years + 10 months ago
Death Unknown
 
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 4 0 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas W. Forster  m 
⊖ John Robson  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas E. Kitchen  m 
⊖ Colin B. Sword  m 
 
Eligible: 1,928 Votes: 2,866 Participation: 49.55% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28721(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:54 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
?
IND
 3/8 484 50.68% +23 Loser:
IND
 461 48.27% Colin B. Sword
After his election:
14 Jun 1890
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 23 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 1,130 Votes: 862 Participation: 76.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
7 July 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28751(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
?
GOV
 2/2 317 36.77% -228 Winner:
OPPO
 545 63.23% Thomas W. Forster

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
1890 British Columbia general election, Results by riding		 16 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Oct 2023 19:46 (but data presented dynamically)

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