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♂ Thomas S. Barnett
aliasThomas S. Barnett
Record
2773 · 265

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 64%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 3 10
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 7 4 11
Birth 3 September 1909 → 114 years + 8 months ago
Lived 93 years + 9 months
First mandate 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 11 months
Death 5 June 2003 → 20 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 10 months after 7 July 1974
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 15 10 20

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 12  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Richard J.J. Durante  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Henry C. McQuillan  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Nigel Morgan  m 
 		 ⊖ John L. Gibson  m 
⊖ William C. Moore  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James Mowat  m 
 
Eligible: 21,509 Votes: 16,706 Participation: 77.67% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23139(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:55 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
35
CCF
 2/3 4,679 28.01% -2,669 Winner:
ILIB
 7,348 43.98% John L. Gibson
Eligible: 6,314 Votes: 4,026 Participation: 63.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29562(F) — 22 Sep 2022 22:51 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
36
CFF
 2/3 1,258 31.83% -877 Winner:
LIB
 2,135 54.02% James Mowat
Eligible: 29,744 Votes: 17,834 Participation: 59.96% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23693(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
CCF
 1/5 6,115 34.67% +1,506 Loser:
LIB
 4,609 26.13% Irving R. Wilson

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 34,595 Votes: 24,238 Participation: 70.06% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23975(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
CCF
 1/4 8,598 35.89% +1,175 Loser:
PC
 7,423 30.99% Henry C. McQuillan

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 34,595 Votes: 24,916 Participation: 72.02% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24241(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
CCF
 2/4 9,607 38.56% -1,876 Winner:
PC
 11,483 46.09% Henry C. McQuillan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,427 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24518(F) — 2 Sep 2023 12:30 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
52
NDP
 1/5 10,474 36.85% +2,785 Loser:
LIB
 7,689 27.05% William C. Moore

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 31,193 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24782(F) — 2 Sep 2023 12:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
NDP
 1/4 13,449 43.12% +4,232 Loser:
LIB
 9,217 29.55% William C. Moore

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,648 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
27		 British Columbia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25051(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
NDP
 1/5 13,393 45.17% +6,271 Loser:
LIB
 7,122 24.02% Loran K. Jordon

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,331 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28		 British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9894(F) — 29 Jan 2022 14:08 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
NDP
 2/5 11,930 39.33% -9 Winner:
LIB
 11,939 39.36% Richard J.J. Durante
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,319 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 British Columbia
8 April 1969
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10915(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
59
NDP
 1/3 12,612 46.17% +255 Loser:
LIB
 12,357 45.23% Richard J.J. Durante

Service: 3 years 6 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,687 Votes: 35,177 Participation: 69.40% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10151(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
NDP
 1/5 17,477 49.68% +7,976 Loser:
LIB
 9,501 27.01% Bob Chown
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 63
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 64
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,687 Votes: 38,040 Participation: 75.05% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10415(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 13,594 35.74% Hugh A. Anderson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Speakman Barnett, M.P.		 26 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Speakman Barnett, député		 26 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Speakman Barnett		 26 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Jul 2023 22:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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