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♂ Herbert Wilfred Herridge
aliasHerbert Wilfred Herridge
Record
27222 · 6617

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 2 10
British Columbia 1 1 2
Total 9 3 12
Birth 28 February 1895 → 129 years + 2 months ago
Lived 78 years + 7 months
First mandate 21 October 1941 → 82 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 7 months
Death 19 October 1973 → 50 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 3 months after 24 June 1968
Special notes
None
 
Herbert Wilfred Herridge (1895-1973)
© Photo 1966 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 0 6
British Columbia 3 6 9 Z
TOTAL 26 6 15

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 14  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Donald L. Brothers  m 
⊖ William K. Esling  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles S. Leary  m 
 		 ⊖ Richard R. Burns  m 
⊖ James Fitzsimmons  m 
 
Eligible: 15,507 Votes: 11,833 Participation: 76.31% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 British Columbia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22607(F) — 5 Jul 2023 19:01 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
40
CCF
 2/3 3,689 31.18% -1,306 Winner:
LC
 4,995 42.21% William K. Esling
Eligible: 3,117 Votes: 2,768 Participation: 88.80% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29445(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
42
CFF
 2/4 929 33.93% -135 Winner:
LIB
 1,064 38.86% Charles S. Leary
Eligible: 21,261 Votes: 17,297 Participation: 81.36% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 British Columbia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22883(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:00 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
CCF
 2/3 6,389 36.94% -382 Winner:
NATG
 6,771 39.15% William K. Esling
Eligible: 9,798 Votes: 7,384 Participation: 75.36% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29541(F) — 3 Mar 2022 23:54 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
CFF
 1/4 3,621 49.40% +1,738 Loser:
CONS
 1,883 25.69% Charles F. Daly
After his election:
1 May 1945 50
CFF
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 6 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,558 Votes: 16,474 Participation: 84.23% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23143(F) — 27 Jan 2022 08:08 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
ICCF
 1/4 6,123 37.17% +1,185 Loser:
PC
 4,938 29.97% Stuart S. Mcdiarmid
After his election:
1 Jul 1948 53
ICCF
 →
CCF
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,160 Votes: 6,449 Participation: 63.47% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29591(F) — 23 Sep 2022 12:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LIB
 3,171 49.35% James L. Webster
Eligible: 24,412 Votes: 18,249 Participation: 74.75% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23404(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CCF
 1/2 9,794 54.07% +1,475 Loser:
PC
 8,319 45.93% John R. Corner

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 26,960 Votes: 18,485 Participation: 68.56% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23697(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CCF
 1/5 8,990 49.28% +4,996 Loser:
LIB
 3,994 21.89% Ian Somerville

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 27,406 Votes: 20,649 Participation: 75.34% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23980(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
CCF
 1/4 8,996 43.79% +3,630 Loser:
SC
 5,366 26.12% Donald L. Brothers

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 27,406 Votes: 21,767 Participation: 79.42% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24246(F) — 28 Jun 2023 11:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
CCF
 1/4 9,460 43.46% +1,212 Loser:
PC
 8,248 37.89% F. Dewdney
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 66
CCF
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,546 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24523(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
NDP
 1/4 8,303 36.83% +2,109 Loser:
PC
 6,194 27.47% Peter Dewdney

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,924 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24787(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
NDP
 1/4 8,595 37.49% +3,473 Loser:
PC
 5,122 22.34% Peter Dewdney

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,694 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 British Columbia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25056(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
NDP
 1/4 8,481 39.09% +2,986 Loser:
LIB
 5,495 25.33% George B. Cady

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,099 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9899(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
73		 Successor:
NDP
 12,181 44.95% Randolph Harding

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Herbert Wilfred Herridge		 18 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Herbert Wilfred Herridge		 18 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Herbert Wilfred Herridge		 18 Mar 2024

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