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♂ Arthur J. Lee
aliasArthur J. Lee
Record
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Chinese-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
British Columbia 0 2 2
Total 1 4 5
Birth 30 September 1947
Age 76 years + 6 months
First mandate 8 July 1974 → 49 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 44 years + 11 months ago (21 May 1979)
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 10 12

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 33
LIB
 1 Party leader 36–40 31 Mar 1984 — 29 Oct 1987 3 6 29

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Charles R. Boylan  m 
⊖ Margaret A. Mitchell  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ C. Patrick Neale  m 
⊖ Maurice Rush  m 
 		 ⊖ Grace M. McCarthy  f 
⊖ Douglas L. Mowat  m 
⊖ Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell  f 
⊕ Robert A. Williams  m 
 
Eligible: 43,043 Votes: 26,511 Participation: 61.59% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10429(F) — 13 Jan 2022 07:56 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
26
LIB
 1/5 9,671 36.48% +57 Loser:
NDP
 9,614 36.26% C. Patrick Neale

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 51,646 Votes: 32,071 Participation: 62.10% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 British Columbia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4363(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
31
LIB
 2/6 12,522 39.04% -1,175 Winner:
NDP
 13,697 42.71% Margaret A. Mitchell
Eligible: 51,646 Votes: 32,718 Participation: 63.35% Candidacies: 7
Federal
32		 British Columbia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4081(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
32
LIB
 2/7 12,979 40.01% -1,266 Winner:
NDP
 14,245 43.91% Margaret A. Mitchell
Eligible: 50,982 Votes: 23,530 Participation: 46.15% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
8 November 1984
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35834(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
37
LIB
 2/5 6,287 27.14% -6,570 Winner:
NDP
 12,857 55.50% Robert A. Williams
Eligible: 55,482 Votes: 82,718 Participation: 74.54% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35880(F) — 25 Jul 2023 19:03 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
39
LIB
 5/8 10,627 25.69% -5,335 Winner:
SC
 15,962 38.59% Douglas L. Mowat

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur John (Art) Lee, M.P.		 30 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur John (Art) Lee, député		 30 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Art Lee		 30 Sep 2023

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