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♂ John H. Turner
aliasJohn H. Turner
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 8 1 9
Birth 7 May 1834 → 189 years + 11 months ago
Lived 89 years + 7 months
First mandate 7 July 1886 → 137 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 2 months
Death 9 December 1923 → 100 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 3 months after 3 September 1901
Special notes
None
 
John H. Turner (1834–1923) 200x172
© Photo Legislative Assembly, British Columbia — Fair trade
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 0 6 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 7
GOV
 1 Premier 60–64 04 Mar 1895 — 08 Jul 1898 3 4 4

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
18 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Beaven  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ William G. Cameron  m 
⊖ Simeon Duck  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Richard Hall  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas B. Humphreys  m 
⊖ Joseph Martin  m 
⊖ George L. Milne  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas W. Paterson  m 
⊖ Robert P. Rithet  m 
 		 ⊖ John Braden  m 
⊖ Theodore Davie  m 
⊖ John Grant  m 
⊖ Henry D. Helmcken  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John Irving  m 
⊖ Albert E. McPhillips  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Charles W. Munro  m 
⊖ Edward G. Prior  m 
⊖ Charles Wilson  m 
 
Eligible: 1,360 Votes: 3,955 Participation: 72.70% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
7 July 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28689(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
GOV
 3/11 472 47.72% +16 Loser:
GOV
 456 46.11% Simeon Duck
After his election:
9 Aug 1887 53
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 1 month 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,360 Votes: 755 Participation: 55.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
20 August 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28694(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
GOV
 1/2 454 60.13% +153 Loser:
OPPO
 301 39.87% Thomas B. Humphreys

Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,668 Votes: 7,179 Participation: 48.93% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28714(F) — 23 Dec 2023 14:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
GOV
 4/9 851 47.41% +104 Loser:
GOV
 747 41.62% John Irving

Service: 4 years 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,810 Votes: 12,257 Participation: 63.71% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
7 July 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28741(F) — 2 Mar 2022 15:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
GOV
 2/8 2,361 77.06% +1,533 Loser:
OPPO
 828 27.02% George L. Milne

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,557 Votes: 9,408 Participation: 42.32% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28774(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
64
GOV
 2/8 1,352 57.48% +203 Loser:
OPPO
 1,149 48.85% Francis B. Gregory
After his election:
10 Jul 1898 64
GOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
16 Jan 1899 64
OPPO
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 6 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 811 Votes: 547 Participation: 67.45% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28777(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
GOV
 2/2 246 44.97% -55 Winner:
OPPO
 301 55.03% Charles W. Munro
Eligible: 5,557 Votes: 8,199 Participation: 49.18% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
2 February 1899
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28795(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
OPPO
 1/6 1,509 55.21% +182 Loser:
GOV
 1,327 48.55% Francis B. Gregory

Service: 1 year 4 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,346 Votes: 11,264 Participation: 64.80% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28816(F) — 23 Jul 2023 21:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
OPPO
 3/8 1,552 55.11% +200 Loser:
GOV
 1,352 48.01% Joseph Martin
After his election:
10 Jun 1900 66
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
15 Jun 1900 66
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 6 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 4,346 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
4 July 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28829(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
3 Sep 1901 67
GOV
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 1 month 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,346 Votes: 3,023 Participation: 69.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
10 March 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28837(F) — 2 Mar 2022 21:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
GOV
 1,539 50.91% Edward G. Prior

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
John Herbert Turner		 01 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Herbert Turner		 01 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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