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♂ Martin Burrell
aliasMartin Burrell
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 15 October 1858 → 165 years + 6 months ago
Lived 79 years + 5 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 50 years
Death 20 March 1938 → 86 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 8 months after 10 July 1920
Special notes
None
 
Martin Burrell (1858–1938)
© Photo 1909 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Burrell, a Conservative, was badly injured in the fire that destroyed much of the Canadian Parliament on the night of February 3, 1916. He resigned as MP on July 10, 1920, to become librarian for the Library of Parliament, a position he occupied until his death in 1938, aged 79.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 7 17

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 12
CONS
 1 Minister 52–58 06 Oct 1911 — 11 Oct 1917 6 0 5
2. CA 12–13
UNIO
 1 Minister 58–61 12 Oct 1917 — 30 Dec 1919 2 2 18
3. CA 12–13
UNIO
 1 Minister 58–61 12 Oct 1917 — 30 Dec 1919 2 2 18
4. CA 13
UNIO
 1 Minister 61 31 Dec 1919 — 07 Jul 1920 0 6 7
 1. Agriculture
 2. Mines
 3. Secretary of State of Canada
 4. Customs and Inland Revenue

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Kenneth C. MacDonald  m 
 		 ⊖ Duncan Ross  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,356 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
10		 British Columbia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20531(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
46
CONS
 2/3 1,858 42.65% -161 Winner:
LIB
 2,019 46.35% Duncan Ross
Eligible: 11,680 Votes: 6,518 Participation: 55.80% Candidacies: 3
Federal
11		 British Columbia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20790(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
CONS
 1/3 3,413 53.14% +893 Loser:
LIB
 2,520 39.23% Duncan Ross

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,059 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
12		 British Columbia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21028(F) — 23 Jan 2022 15:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CONS
 1/3 3,851 63.56% +1,889 Loser:
LIB
 1,962 32.38% Kenneth C. MacDonald
After his election:
10 Oct 1911 52
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12		 British Columbia
4 November 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21245(F) — 1 Jul 2023 13:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 58
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 6 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
13		 British Columbia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21316(F) — 1 Jul 2023 13:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
UNIO
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 61
UNIO
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 6 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,589 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 British Columbia
22 November 1920
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NLCP  Majority
ID: 21518(F) — 10 Sep 2022 11:32 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
NLCP
 4,989 52.03% John A. MacKelvie

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Martin Burrell, P.C., M.P.		 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Martin Burrell, C.P., député		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Martin Burrell		 11 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Martin Burrell		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 22:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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