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♂ Patrick D. Crofton
aliasPatrick D. Crofton
Record
13484 · 640

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 29 May 1935 → 88 years + 11 months ago
Lived 80 years + 7 months
First mandate 4 September 1984 → 39 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 3 months
Death 5 January 2016 → 8 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 1 month after 20 November 1988
Special notes
None
 
Patrick D. Crofton (1935–2016)
© Photo 1984 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 4 2 16

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Douglas H. Christie  m 
⊖ Ernest L. Knott  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Lynn Hunter  f 
 
Eligible: 82,525 Votes: 65,952 Participation: 79.92% Candidacies: 8
Federal
33		 British Columbia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3773(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
PC
 1/8 31,766 48.28% +8,672 Loser:
NDP
 23,094 35.10% Bob Cameron

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 65,447 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3496(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
PC
 2/8 21,900 33.46% -1,268 Winner:
NDP
 23,168 35.40% Lynn Hunter

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Patrick Dermott Crofton, M.P.		 24 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Patrick Dermott Crofton, député		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Patrick Crofton		 24 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Feb 2024 15:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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