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♂ John Martin Cummins
aliasJohn Martin Cummins
Record
13793 · 662

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 1 7
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 6 2 8
Birth 12 March 1942
Age 82 years + 1 month
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 12 years + 11 months ago (1 May 2011)
Special notes
None
 
John Martin Cummins (1942– )
© Photo 2011 Wwongbc — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 17 6 0

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 39
CONS
 1 Party leader 69–71 01 May 2011 — 18 Jul 2013 2 2 17

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick Gingell  m 
⊕ Mary R. Polak  f 
⊕ Godfrey S. (Stan) Wilbee  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Andrew Mercier  m 
⊖ Allan E. Warnke  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 44,640 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3477(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
46
REF
 4/7 1,987 4.45% -17,768 Winner:
PC
 19,755 44.25% Godfrey S. (Stan) Wilbee
Eligible: 65,700 Votes: 48,036 Participation: 73.11% Candidacies: 12
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3174(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
REF
 1/12 18,289 38.20% +3,680 Loser:
LIB
 14,609 30.52% Karen Morgan

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,995 Votes: 51,560 Participation: 68.75% Candidacies: 7
Federal
36		 British Columbia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2873(F) — 30 Jun 2023 23:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
REF
 1/7 23,891 46.50% +4,820 Loser:
LIB
 19,071 37.11% Karen Morgan
After his election:
27 Mar 2000 58
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 82,852 Votes: 54,550 Participation: 65.84% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 British Columbia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2570(F) — 30 Jun 2023 12:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CA
 1/6 30,882 56.79% +15,024 Loser:
LIB
 15,858 29.16% Jim Doswell
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 61
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 73,297 Votes: 46,890 Participation: 63.97% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 British Columbia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 990(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
CPC
 1/4 21,308 45.60% +5,793 Loser:
LIB
 15,515 33.20% Shelley Leonhardt

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 76,200 Votes: 48,868 Participation: 64.13% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 British Columbia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 923(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
CPC
 1/4 23,595 48.44% +8,068 Loser:
LIB
 15,527 31.88% Patricia Whittaker

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 78,706 Votes: 47,269 Participation: 60.06% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 British Columbia
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5722(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
CPC
 1/4 26,252 55.75% +15,881 Loser:
LIB
 10,371 22.02% Dana L. Miller

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 80,821 Votes: 48,211 Participation: 59.65% Candidacies: 6
Federal
41		 British Columbia
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6262(F) — 20 Apr 2024 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
CPC
 26,059 54.24% Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay
Eligible: 46,414 Votes: 27,414 Participation: 59.06% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8283(F) — 4 Jul 2023 09:30 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
71
CONS
 3/4 3,242 11.88% -10,797 Winner:
LIB
 14,039 51.44% Mary R. Polak

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. John Martin Cummins, M.P.		 12 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur John Martin Cummins, député		 12 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Cummins (Canadian politician)		 12 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Cummins		 12 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Mar 2024 07:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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