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♂ George Riley
aliasGeorge Riley
Record
52669 · 6823

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 2 April 1843 → 181 years + 1 month ago
Lived 72 years + 9 months
First mandate 28 January 1902 → 122 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 9 months
Death 19 January 1916 → 108 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 11 months after 6 February 1906
Special notes
None
 
George Riley (1843–1916) 200x237
© Photo 1906 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Thomas W. Paterson (1850–1921) Son-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 0 8

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Frank S. Barnard  m 
⊖ Thomas Earle  m 
 		 ⊖ Richard L. Drury  m 
⊖ Edward G. Prior  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,944 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
9		 British Columbia
7 November 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20281(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:12 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
57
LIB
 4/4 1,640 47.24% -135 Winner:
CONS
 1,775 51.12% Thomas Earle
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,175 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 British Columbia
28 January 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20497(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 1,797 56.60% +419 Loser:
CONS
 1,378 43.40% Frank S. Barnard

Service: 2 years 9 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,220 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
10		 British Columbia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20530(F) — 23 Jan 2022 12:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/3 1,692 52.55% +500 Loser:
CONS
 1,192 37.02% Edward G. Prior
After his election:
6 Feb 1906 62
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 1 year 3 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,718 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
10		 British Columbia
6 March 1906
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20756(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
LIB
 1,553 57.14% William Templeman

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. George Riley, M.P.		 09 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. George Riley, député		 09 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Riley (British Columbia politician)		 09 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Jan 2024 22:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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