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♂ Ian G. Waddell
aliasIan G. Waddell
Record
63495 · 631

Bisexual (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 56%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 3 7
British Columbia 1 1 2
Total 5 4 9
Birth 21 November 1942 → 81 years + 5 months ago
Lived 78 years + 3 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 6 months
Death 14 March 2021 → 3 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 9 months after 15 May 2001
Special notes
Waddell came out in 2004, after he no longer held a seat federally or provincially.
 
Ian G. Waddell (1942–2021)
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 14 5 0
British Columbia 4 11 17 Z
TOTAL 19 4 17

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
6 documented challengers
⊕ Kimball M. Cariou  m 
⊕ David L. Emerson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Simma Holt  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Gulzar S. Cheema  m 
⊕ Sharon R. Hayes  f 
⊕ Ken Johnston  m 
 
Eligible: 51,524 Votes: 35,584 Participation: 69.06% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 British Columbia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4364(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
NDP
 1/5 15,928 44.76% +4,425 Loser:
LIB
 11,503 32.33% Simma Holt

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 51,524 Votes: 36,289 Participation: 70.43% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 British Columbia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4082(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
NDP
 1/6 16,928 46.85% +5,974 Loser:
LIB
 10,954 30.32% Simma Holt

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 52,576 Votes: 39,740 Participation: 75.59% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 British Columbia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3793(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
NDP
 1/5 20,179 51.10% +8,539 Loser:
LIB
 11,640 29.48% Nancy Morrison

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 53,983 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3492(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
NDP
 1/6 23,871 44.22% +4,343 Loser:
PC
 19,528 36.17% Mae E. Reid

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 86,247 Votes: 59,913 Participation: 69.47% Candidacies: 10
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3189(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
NDP
 3/10 12,616 21.16% -7,641 Winner:
REF
 20,257 33.97% Sharon R. Hayes
Eligible: 26,726 Votes: 19,228 Participation: 71.94% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7994(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
NDP
 1/7 8,774 45.97% +380 Loser:
LIB
 8,394 43.98% Gulzar S. Cheema

Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,667 Votes: 18,379 Participation: 71.61% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8069(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
NDP
 2/5 5,815 31.90% -4,546 Winner:
LIB
 10,361 56.84% Ken Johnston
Eligible: 74,286 Votes: 43,092 Participation: 58.01% Candidacies: 8
Federal
38		 British Columbia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1015(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
61
NDP
 2/8 15,916 37.28% -1,351 Winner:
LIB
 17,267 40.44% David L. Emerson
Eligible: 79,058 Votes: 46,442 Participation: 58.74% Candidacies: 8
Federal
39		 British Columbia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 948(F) — 6 Jul 2023 22:50 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
63
NDP
 2/8 15,470 33.51% -4,592 Winner:
LIB
 20,062 43.45% David L. Emerson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Jeremy Hainsworth, Xtra West (17 March 2004), In brief: Vancouver & national news		 08 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ian Gardiner Waddell, M.P.		 08 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Ian Gardiner Waddell, député		 08 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ian Waddell		 08 Feb 2024

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