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♂ M. Ervin (Jerry) Pringle
aliasM. Ervin (Jerry) Pringle
Record
50813 · 26

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 8 November 1910 → 113 years + 5 months ago
Lived 80 years + 3 months
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 7 months
Death 9 February 1991 → 33 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 3 months after 29 October 1972
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
Canada 4 4 4

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Alexander B. Patterson  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Cyril M. Shelford  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,892 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9896(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
57
LIB
 1/4 9,689 34.74% +1,654 Loser:
SC
 8,035 28.81% Alexander B. Patterson

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,753 Votes: 35,415 Participation: 71.18% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10153(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 2/4 10,297 29.08% -2,005 Winner:
PC
 12,302 34.74% Alexander B. Patterson
Eligible: 49,753 Votes: 40,537 Participation: 81.48% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10417(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
63
LIB
 2/3 15,268 37.66% -3,512 Winner:
PC
 18,780 46.33% Alexander B. Patterson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
M. Ervin Pringle		 08 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
M. Ervin Pringle		 08 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ervin Pringle		 08 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Sep 2023 07:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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