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♂ Charles C. Colby
aliasCharles C. Colby
Record
11845 · 5019

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 1 8
Birth 10 December 1827 → 196 years + 4 months ago
Lived 79 years + 1 month
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 7 months
Death 10 January 1907 → 117 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 10 months after 4 March 1891
Special notes
None
 
Charles C. Colby (1827–1907) 200x189
© Photo 1877 William James Topley — 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 23 6 1

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Albert Knight  m 
 		 ⊖ Timothy B. Rider  m 
 
Eligible: 2,107 Votes: 1,430 Participation: 67.87% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17772(F) — 19 Jan 2022 20:33 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LC
 1/2 814 56.92% +198 Loser:
CONS
 616 43.08% Albert Knight

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18652(F) — 25 Jun 2023 22:43 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: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18888(F) — 28 Nov 2021 10:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,235 Votes: 2,255 Participation: 69.71% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19177(F) — 28 Nov 2021 14:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LC
 1/2 1,492 66.91% +754 Loser:
IND
 738 33.09% E.R. Johnson

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,321 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Québec
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19373(F) — 28 Nov 2021 16:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 1/2 1,308 56.36% +295 Loser:
IND
 1,013 43.64% H.M. Rider

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,254 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Québec
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19581(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/2 1,844 56.67% +434 Loser:
LIB
 1,410 43.33% H.M. Rider
After his election:
28 Nov 1889 61
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 9 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
6		 Québec
18 December 1889
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19726(F) — 11 Oct 2022 17:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 2 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,208 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19933(F) — 28 Nov 2021 18:55 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LC
 2/2 1,553 48.41% -102 Winner:
LIB
 1,655 51.59% Timothy B. Rider

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Charles Carroll Colby, P.C., M.P.		 22 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Charles Carroll Colby, C.P., député		 22 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles Carroll Colby		 22 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Charles Carroll Colby		 22 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Nov 2023 18:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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