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♂ John D. Reynolds
aliasJohn D. Reynolds
Record
52268 · 286

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
British Columbia 2 1 3
Total 7 1 8
Birth 19 January 1942
Age 82 years + 3 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 18 years + 3 months ago (22 January 2006)
Special notes
None
 
John D. Reynolds (1942– )
© Photo 2006 Inconnu — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
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 13 5 22
British Columbia 8 5 10 Z
TOTAL 21 11 3

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 34
SC
 1 Speaker 45–47 09 Mar 1987 — 01 Nov 1989 2 7 23
2. CA 37
CA
 1 Opposition Leader 59–60 11 Dec 2001 — 20 May 2002 0 5 9
3. CA 37
CA
 1 ✓ Party leader 59–60 11 Dec 2001 — 19 Mar 2002 0 3 8

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
6 documented challengers
⊖ C. Jeremy Dalton  m 
⊕ Dana A. Larsen  m 
⊖ Homer J. Stevens  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas H. Goode  m 
⊕ Nicholas Simons  m 
⊕ Blair Wilson  m 
 
Eligible: 73,914 Votes: 55,503 Participation: 75.09% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10147(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
30
PC
 1/4 19,798 35.67% +1,440 Loser:
NDP
 18,358 33.08% Kenneth A. Novakowski

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 73,914 Votes: 62,058 Participation: 83.96% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10411(F) — 26 Feb 2024 08:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
PC
 1/5 34,013 54.81% +16,443 Loser:
LIB
 17,570 28.31% Joan Wallace
After his election:
4 Sep 1977 35
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 3 years 1 month 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 73,914 Votes: 47,883 Participation: 64.78% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 British Columbia
16 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10891(F) — 26 Feb 2024 08:17 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
36		 Successor:
PC
 30,395 63.48% Thomas E. Siddon
Eligible: 35,642 Votes: 28,299 Participation: 79.40% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35831(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
SC
 1/5 17,218 61.35% +10,452 Loser:
NDP
 6,766 24.11% Claus F. Spiekerman

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,170 Votes: 27,132 Participation: 77.15% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35883(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
SC
 1/3 14,591 54.31% +7,805 Loser:
LIB
 6,786 25.26% Ed Carlin

Service: 4 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,933 Votes: 23,643 Participation: 78.99% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7930(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
SC
 2/5 6,161 26.44% -7,033 Winner:
LIB
 13,194 56.63% C. Jeremy Dalton
Eligible: 75,394 Votes: 50,363 Participation: 66.80% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 British Columbia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2904(F) — 1 Jul 2023 00:00 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
55
REF
 1/6 20,092 40.05% +2,774 Loser:
LIB
 17,318 34.52% Phil Boname
After his election:
27 Mar 2000 58
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 83,706 Votes: 53,413 Participation: 63.81% Candidacies: 7
Federal
37		 British Columbia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2600(F) — 3 Jan 2024 18:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CA
 1/7 25,546 47.97% +11,377 Loser:
LIB
 14,169 26.60% Ian McKay
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 61
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 91,943 Votes: 60,683 Participation: 66.00% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 British Columbia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1019(F) — 4 Jul 2023 15:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
CPC
 1/6 21,372 35.30% +1,687 Loser:
LIB
 19,685 32.51% Blair Wilson

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 93,360 Votes: 63,779 Participation: 68.32% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 British Columbia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 952(F) — 6 Jul 2023 22:57 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 23,867 37.51% Blair Wilson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Douglas Reynolds, P.C., M.P.		 26 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Douglas Reynolds, C.P., député		 26 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Reynolds (Canadian politician)		 26 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Feb 2024 07:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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