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♀ V. Joy Langan
aliasV. Joy Langan
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 1 3 4
Birth 23 January 1943 → 81 years + 3 months ago
Lived 66 years + 6 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
Death 30 July 2009 → 14 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 9 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
V. Joy Langan (1943–2009) 200x205
© 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 4 11 2

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ John (Jack) Davis  m 
⊕ Daphne G. Jennings  f 
⊖ Jevington B. Tothill  m 
 		 ⊕ Sharon R. Hayes  f 
⊕ Gerry St. Germain  m 
 
Eligible: 33,823 Votes: 23,068 Participation: 68.20% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30191(F) — 16 Apr 2022 14:35 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
36
NDP
 2/4 8,417 37.03% -2,632 Winner:
SC
 11,049 48.61% John (Jack) Davis
Eligible: inc. Votes: 50,877 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3484(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
NDP
 1/6 22,259 43.75% +2,162 Loser:
PC
 20,097 39.50% Gerry St. Germain

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 81,410 Votes: 55,178 Participation: 67.78% Candidacies: 11
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3182(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
NDP
 3/11 9,210 16.76% -10,958 Winner:
REF
 20,168 36.71% Daphne G. Jennings
Eligible: 80,027 Votes: 53,197 Participation: 66.47% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 British Columbia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2888(F) — 31 Jan 2022 13:10 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
54
NDP
 3/6 10,444 19.70% -12,669 Winner:
REF
 23,113 43.61% Sharon R. Hayes

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joy Langan		 19 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joy Langan		 19 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joy Langan		 19 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Jan 2024 15:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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