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♂ Barry Mather
aliasBarry Mather
Record
40009 · 36

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 20 February 1909 → 115 years + 2 months ago
Lived 73 years + 1 month
First mandate 18 June 1962 → 61 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 3 months
Death 30 March 1982 → 42 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 8 months after 7 July 1974
Special notes
None
 
Barry Mather (1909–1982)
© Photo 1973 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Camille M. Mather (1912–2008) Spouse  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 12 0 15

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William A. McLennan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ William N. Vander Zalm  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert N. Thompson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 60,815 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24525(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
NDP
 1/4 23,827 39.18% +9,972 Loser:
LIB
 13,855 22.78% Fred H. Jackson

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 63,883 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24789(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NDP
 1/4 23,609 36.96% +6,523 Loser:
LIB
 17,086 26.75% Fred H. Jackson

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 63,287 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 British Columbia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25058(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
NDP
 1/4 27,574 43.57% +12,244 Loser:
LIB
 15,330 24.22% Chris Brown

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 36,325 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9906(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
NDP
 1/4 16,186 44.56% +4,445 Loser:
LIB
 11,741 32.32% William N. Vander Zalm

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 62,302 Votes: 45,570 Participation: 73.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10163(F) — 28 Jun 2023 19:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
NDP
 1/4 21,598 47.40% +6,475 Loser:
PC
 15,123 33.19% Robert N. Thompson
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 63
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 65
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 62,302 Votes: 49,279 Participation: 79.10% Candidacies: 7
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10427(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
PC
 21,537 43.70% Benno Friesen

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Barry Mather, M.P.		 30 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Barry Mather, député		 30 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Barry Mather		 30 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Apr 2024 22:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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