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♂ David A. Anderson
aliasDavid A. Anderson
Record
882 · 25

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
British Columbia 1 1 2
Total 6 2 8
Birth 16 August 1937
Age 86 years + 8 months
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 18 years + 3 months ago (22 January 2006)
Special notes
None
 
David A. Anderson (1937– )
© Photo 2004 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Alastair W. Gillespie (1922–2018) Cousin  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 16 3 23
British Columbia 3 3 9 Z
TOTAL 19 7 3

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 29
LIB
 1 Party leader 34–38 22 May 1972 — 27 Sep 1975 3 4 5
2. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister 56–58 04 Nov 1993 — 24 Jan 1996 2 2 20
3. CA 35–37
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 56–64 04 Nov 1993 — 14 Jan 2002 8 2 10
4. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister 58–59 25 Jan 1996 — 10 Jun 1997 1 4 16
5. CA 36
LIB
 1 Minister 59–61 11 Jun 1997 — 02 Aug 1999 2 1 22
6. CA 36–37
LIB
 1 Minister 61–66 03 Aug 1999 — 19 Jul 2004 4 11 16
7. CA 37
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 63–64 10 Dec 2000 — 14 Jan 2002 1 1 4
8. CA 37
LIB
 2 Minister of State/responsible 66 20 Jan 2004 — 19 Jul 2004 0 5 29
 2. National Revenue
 3. British Columbia [Without portfolio]
 4. Transport
 5. Fisheries and Oceans
 6. Environment
 7. Yukon [Without portfolio]
 8. British Columbia [Without portfolio]

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
12 documented challengers
⊕ Charles F. Barber  m 
⊕ John F. Brewin  m 
⊖ Gordon W. Hanson  m 
⊖ Ernest L. Knott  m 
⊖ Newell O.R. Morrison  m 
⊖ Waldo M. Skillings  m 
 		 ⊖ R. Samuel Bawlf  m 
⊖ George L. Chatterton  m 
⊕ G. Patrick Hunt  m 
⊕ James D. Manly  m 
⊕ Joan E. Russow  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Donald L. Taylor  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 41,791 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9895(F) — 29 Jan 2022 14:09 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
30
LIB
 1/4 16,501 39.48% +2,914 Loser:
PC
 13,587 32.51% George L. Chatterton
After his election:
24 Jul 1972 34
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 4 years 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,598 Votes: 67,679 Participation: 69.63% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30110(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
35
LIB
 2/8 10,750 32.00% +523 Loser:
SC
 10,227 30.45% Waldo M. Skillings

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 67,528 Votes: 50,152 Participation: 74.27% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10152(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
35		 Successor:
PC
 20,542 40.96% Donald W. Munro
Eligible: 52,226 Votes: 72,836 Participation: 69.73% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30160(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
LIB
 5/10 6,677 18.51% -7,968 Winner:
NDP
 14,645 40.60% Charles F. Barber
Eligible: 61,620 Votes: 43,704 Participation: 70.93% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 British Columbia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4344(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 3/5 7,075 16.19% -11,950 Winner:
PC
 19,025 43.53% Donald L. Taylor
Eligible: 91,060 Votes: 58,269 Participation: 63.99% Candidacies: 12
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3204(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
56
LIB
 1/12 21,557 37.21% +5,579 Loser:
REF
 15,978 27.58% G. Patrick Hunt

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 76,479 Votes: 52,402 Participation: 68.52% Candidacies: 8
Federal
36		 British Columbia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2903(F) — 6 Sep 2021 14:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/8 18,130 34.76% +2,737 Loser:
REF
 15,393 29.51% Arla Taylor

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 87,866 Votes: 55,841 Participation: 63.55% Candidacies: 10
Federal
37		 British Columbia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2599(F) — 6 Sep 2021 14:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/10 23,730 42.65% +7,228 Loser:
CA
 16,502 29.66% Bruce Hallsor

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,340 Votes: 58,381 Participation: 68.41% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 British Columbia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1018(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/5 20,398 35.04% +2,305 Loser:
NDP
 18,093 31.08% David Turner

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 87,546 Votes: 62,148 Participation: 70.99% Candidacies: 7
Federal
39		 British Columbia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 951(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
NDP
 23,839 38.46% Denise Savoie

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. David Anderson, P.C., O.C., M.P.		 15 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. David Anderson, C.P., O.C., député		 15 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
David Anderson (British Columbia politician)		 15 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
David Anderson (homme politique, 1937)		 15 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Dec 2023 22:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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