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♂ Simon F. Tolmie
aliasSimon F. Tolmie
Record
61444 · 6930

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
British Columbia 2 1 3
Total 8 1 9
Birth 25 January 1867 → 157 years + 3 months ago
Lived 70 years + 8 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 10 months
Death 13 October 1937 → 86 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Simon F. Tolmie (1867–1937)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ James W. Tolmie (1855–1917) Brother  
⊖ William F. Tolmie (1812–1886) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 6 25
British Columbia 5 1 13 Z
TOTAL 16 8 8

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 13
UNIO
 1 Minister 52–54 12 Aug 1919 — 28 Dec 1921 2 4 16
2. CA 15
LC
 2 Minister 59 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 0 2 11
3. BC 16
CONS
 1 Party leader 59–69 15 Nov 1926 — 01 May 1936 9 5 16
4. BC 17
CONS
 1 Premier 61–66 18 Jul 1928 — 01 Nov 1933 5 3 14
 1. Agriculture
 2. Agriculture

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Stuart A. Henderson  m 
 		 ⊖ Norman W. Whittaker  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,517 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13		 British Columbia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21285(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:51 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
UNIO
 1/3 11,365 78.29% +8,764 Loser:
LL
 2,601 17.92% Stuart A. Henderson
After his election:
2 Aug 1919 52
UNIO
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,304 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 British Columbia
27 October 1919
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21508(F) — 5 Jul 2023 15:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
UNIO
 1/2 7,219 58.67% +2,134 Loser:
IND
 5,085 41.33% Thomas A. Barnard
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 53
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 1 month 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,518 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 British Columbia
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21546(F) — 5 Jul 2023 17:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NLCP
 1/2 7,485 59.79% +2,452 Loser:
LIB
 5,033 40.21% William M. Ivel
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 55
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,142 Votes: 11,543 Participation: 71.51% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 British Columbia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21817(F) — 26 Jun 2023 19:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/2 6,926 60.00% +2,309 Loser:
LIB
 4,617 40.00% William M. Ivel
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 59
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 16,142 Votes: 10,882 Participation: 67.41% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 British Columbia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22069(F) — 24 Jan 2022 21:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/2 6,831 62.77% +2,780 Loser:
LIB
 4,051 37.23% Edward O.C. Martin
After his election:
5 Jun 1928 61
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 1 year 8 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,811 Votes: 4,287 Participation: 73.77% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29365(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:50 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
61
CONS
 1/2 2,379 56.44% +543 Loser:
LIB
 1,836 43.56% Norman W. Whittaker
After his election:
21 Aug 1928 61
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,811 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
22 October 1928
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29379(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
61
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,142 Votes: 11,180 Participation: 69.26% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 British Columbia
6 December 1928
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22304(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LC
 5,636 50.41% D'Arcy B. Plunkett
Eligible: 7,509 Votes: 5,765 Participation: 76.77% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29419(F) — 14 Oct 2021 22:20 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
66
UNIO
 2/4 1,823 31.88% -348 Winner:
LIB
 2,171 37.97% Norman W. Whittaker
Eligible: 28,209 Votes: 17,609 Participation: 62.42% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 British Columbia
8 June 1936
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22835(F) — 25 Jan 2022 22:53 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
69
LC
 1/3 5,997 34.06% +110 Loser:
CCF
 5,887 33.43% John K. Gordon
After his election:
13 Oct 1937 70
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 4 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 28,209 Votes: 23,697 Participation: 84.01% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 British Columbia
29 November 1937
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22845(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
70		 Successor:
LIB
 9,493 40.06% Robert W. Mayhew

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Simon Fraser Tolmie		 28 Jan 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Simon Fraser Tolmie		 28 Jan 2024
EN Find a Grave
Simon Fraser Tolmie		 28 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Simon Fraser Tolmie, P.C., M.P.		 28 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Simon Fraser Tolmie, C.P., député		 28 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Simon Fraser Tolmie		 28 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Simon Fraser Tolmie		 28 Jan 2024

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