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♂ Joshua S. Thompson
aliasJoshua S. Thompson
Record
61051 · 4979

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 4 1 5
Birth c. 1828 → 196 years ago
Lived ± 52 years
First mandate 19 December 1871 → 152 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age ± 43 years
Death 20 December 1880 → 143 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Joshua S. Thompson (c.1828–1880) 200x238
© Photo — Public domain
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 8 11 29

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Cornelius Booth  m 
⊖ Joseph L. Hunter  m 
 		 ⊖ John Evans  m 
⊖ George A. (Boomer) Walkem  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 785 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
16 November 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28598(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
±43
IND
 4/5 132 50.38% -23 Winner:
IND
 155 59.16% Cornelius Booth
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 British Columbia
19 December 1871
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18477(F) — 27 Nov 2021 22:18 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±43
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 British Columbia
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18664(F) — 25 Jun 2023 11:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±44
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 ±45
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 464 Votes: 232 Participation: 50.00% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 British Columbia
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18702(F) — 28 Nov 2021 08:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±46
LC
 1/2 192 82.76% +152 Loser:
IND
 40 17.24% Samuel Walker

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
4		 British Columbia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18988(F) — 21 Jan 2022 12:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±50
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
20 Dec 1880 ±52
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 3 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 423 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
4		 British Columbia
31 March 1881
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19633(F) — 28 Nov 2021 14:40 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±52		 Successor:
LC
 179 42.32% James Reid

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Thompson, Joshua Spencer		 24 Dec 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Thompson, Joshua Spencer		 24 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joshua Spencer Thompson, M.P.		 24 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joshua Spencer Thompson, député		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joshua Spencer Thompson		 24 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Joshua Spencer Thompson		 24 Dec 2023

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