Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Erhart Regier
aliasErhart Regier
Record
51934 · 6679

Mennonite   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 57%
 
Canada 4 3 7
Birth 15 January 1916 → 108 years + 3 months ago
Lived 60 years + 9 months
First mandate 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 6 months
Death 22 October 1976 → 47 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 2 months after 20 August 1962
Special notes
None
 

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 9 0 6

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
7 documented challengers
Robert J. Borrie  m 
William H. Hicks  m 
George E. Nixon  m 
Russell H. Ramsay  m 
 
Clarence E. Gerhart  m 
Bert R. Leboe  m 
Alexander B. Patterson  m 
 
Eligible: 29,679 Votes: 19,324 Participation: 65.11% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22
British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23690(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
37
CCF
1/5 7,232 37.62% +2,245 Loser:
SC
4,987 25.94% René J. Gamache

Service:
3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,339 Votes: 28,469 Participation: 76.24% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23
British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23971(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
CCF
1/4 10,947 38.78% +3,395 Loser:
SC
7,552 26.76% Clarence E. Gerhart

Service:
9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,339 Votes: 29,985 Participation: 80.30% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24
British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24237(F) — 28 Jun 2023 11:38 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
CCF
1/4 12,917 43.08% +1,495 Loser:
PC
11,422 38.09% Murray Morrison
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 45
CCF
NDP
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,171 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25
British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24514(F) — 28 Jan 2022 17:31 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
NDP
1/4 19,050 49.91% +9,699 Loser:
LIB
9,351 24.50% Warren R. Clark
After his election:
20 Aug 1962 46
NDP
Vac.
To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 2 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,348 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
25
British Columbia
22 October 1962
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24760(F) — 11 Sep 2021 13:03 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46
Successor:
NDP
16,313 50.43% Thomas C. Douglas
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,193 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
26
British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24784(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
47
NDP
2/5 9,735 25.49% -1,765 Winner:
SC
11,500 30.11% Alexander B. Patterson
Eligible: 43,564 Votes: 33,817 Participation: 77.63% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27
Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25113(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
49
NDP
3/3 9,564 28.54% -2,470 Winner:
LIB
12,034 35.91% George E. Nixon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 31,291 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28
British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9904(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
52
NDP
3/5 6,894 22.03% -4,032 Winner:
LIB
10,926 34.92% Robert J. Borrie

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Erhart Regier, M.P.
04 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Erhart Regier, député
04 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Erhart Regier
04 Sep 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 16:18 (but data presented dynamically)