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♂ John F. Hume
aliasJohn F. Hume
Record
28717 · 13848

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 1 5
Birth 8 August 1860 → 163 years + 8 months ago
Lived 74 years + 5 months
First mandate 17 July 1894 → 129 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 11 months
Death 6 February 1935 → 89 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 7 months after 8 June 1900
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 8 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John Houston  m 
 		 ⊖ James H.A. Schofield  m 
 
Eligible: 925 Votes: 659 Participation: 71.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
17 July 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28750(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
OPPO
 1/2 401 60.85% +143 Loser:
GOV
 258 39.15% George Buchanan

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 941 Votes: 635 Participation: 67.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28775(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
OPPO
 1/2 325 51.18% +15 Loser:
IND
 310 48.82% Arthur S. Farwell
After his election:
10 Jul 1898 37
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
20 Aug 1898 38
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 11 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 941 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
15 October 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28791(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
26 Jan 1899 38
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 3 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 941 Votes: 832 Participation: 88.42% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
14 February 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28796(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
GOV
 1/2 508 61.06% +184 Loser:
OPPO
 324 38.94% Arthur S. Farwell

Service: 1 year 3 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,520 Votes: 1,548 Participation: 61.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28817(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
PROV
 747 48.26% John Houston
Eligible: 1,347 Votes: 711 Participation: 52.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
23 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28913(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 2/3 239 33.61% -86 Winner:
LC
 325 45.71% James H.A. Schofield

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
John Frederick Hume		 16 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Aug 2023 21:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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