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♂ Alan W. Neill
aliasAlan W. Neill
Record
45842 · 6922

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 90%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
British Columbia 3 1 4
Total 9 1 10
Birth 6 October 1868 → 155 years + 6 months ago
Lived 91 years + 9 months
First mandate 9 July 1898 → 125 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 9 months
Death 7 July 1960 → 63 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 27 days after 10 June 1945
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 23 5 29
British Columbia 5 1 2 Z
TOTAL 28 7 1

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 12  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Harlan C. Brewster  m 
⊖ Herbert S. Clements  m 
⊖ John G.C. Wood  m 
 		 ⊖ Colin Cameron  m 
⊖ George A. Huff  m 
 
Eligible: 227 Votes: 178 Participation: 78.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28785(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
OPPO
 1/2 108 60.67% +38 Loser:
GOV
 70 39.33% George A. Huff
After his election:
10 Jul 1898 29
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
23 Nov 1898 30
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 4 months 14 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 227 Votes: 182 Participation: 80.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
15 December 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28792(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
GOV
 1/2 109 59.89% +36 Loser:
OPPO
 73 40.11% William A. Ward

Service: 1 year 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 307 Votes: 198 Participation: 64.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28799(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
PROV
 1/3 108 54.55% +51 Loser:
GOV
 57 28.79% James Redford

Service: 3 years 2 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 546 Votes: 422 Participation: 77.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28841(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:00 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
34		 Successor:
LIB
 320 75.83% Wm. Wallace B. McInnes
Eligible: 1,784 Votes: 1,001 Participation: 56.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 28993(F) — 3 Mar 2022 07:51 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
47
IND
 3/3 253 25.27% -140 Winner:
LIB
 393 39.26% Harlan C. Brewster
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,684 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 British Columbia
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21538(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
PROG
 1/3 4,170 54.27% +1,235 Loser:
NLCP
 2,935 38.20% Herbert S. Clements

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,216 Votes: 7,041 Participation: 76.40% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 British Columbia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21809(F) — 26 Jun 2023 14:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
IND
 1/2 4,794 68.09% +2,547 Loser:
LC
 2,247 31.91% Thomas D. Coldicutt
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 57
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,216 Votes: 7,323 Participation: 79.46% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 British Columbia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22058(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
IND
 1/3 4,307 58.81% +1,476 Loser:
LC
 2,831 38.66% Donald R. MacDonald

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,751 Votes: 8,921 Participation: 82.98% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 British Columbia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22332(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
IND
 1/2 5,651 63.34% +2,381 Loser:
LC
 3,270 36.66% Thomas Graham

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,533 Votes: 9,520 Participation: 70.35% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 British Columbia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22604(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
IND
 1/5 4,497 47.24% +2,060 Loser:
CCF
 2,437 25.60% Colin Cameron

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,703 Votes: 13,991 Participation: 71.01% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 British Columbia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22879(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
71
IND
 1/2 10,156 72.59% +6,321 Loser:
CCF
 3,835 27.41% George H. Brown

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,509 Votes: 16,706 Participation: 77.67% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23139(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:55 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
76		 Successor:
ILIB
 7,348 43.98% John L. Gibson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alan Webster Neill, M.P.		 27 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alan Webster Neill, député		 27 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alan Webster Neill		 27 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Alan Webster Neill		 27 Sep 2023

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