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♂ Grote Stirling
aliasGrote Stirling
Record
59201 · 6948

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 0 7
Birth 31 July 1875 → 148 years + 9 months ago
Lived 77 years + 5 months
First mandate 6 November 1924 → 99 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 3 months
Death 18 January 1953 → 71 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 2 months after 21 October 1947
Special notes
None
 
Grote Stirling (1875–1953) 200x271
© Photo 1934 — Public domain
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 22 11 7

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 17
LC
 1 Minister 59–60 17 Nov 1934 — 22 Oct 1935 0 11 5
2. CA 17
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 59–60 17 Nov 1934 — 13 Aug 1935 0 8 27
 1. National Defence
 2. Fisheries [Int]

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Owen L. Jones  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James A. Reid  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles W. Morrow  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,342 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 British Columbia
6 November 1924
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21792(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LC
 1/2 6,354 51.48% +366 Loser:
LIB
 5,988 48.52% Daniel W. Sutherland

Service: 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,755 Votes: 12,443 Participation: 74.26% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 British Columbia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21819(F) — 26 Jun 2023 19:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LC
 1/2 7,573 60.86% +2,703 Loser:
LIB
 4,870 39.14% Charles E. Edgett
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 50
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 16,755 Votes: 11,743 Participation: 70.09% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 British Columbia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22070(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/2 7,815 66.55% +3,887 Loser:
LIB
 3,928 33.45% Fremont B. Cossitt

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,004 Votes: 13,355 Participation: 74.18% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 British Columbia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22344(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 1/2 8,447 63.25% +3,539 Loser:
LIB
 4,908 36.75% Walter G. Wilkins

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,729 Votes: 16,455 Participation: 75.73% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 British Columbia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22616(F) — 5 Jul 2023 19:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LC
 1/3 6,791 41.27% +1,678 Loser:
LIB
 5,113 31.07% Charles E. Oliver
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 62
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 28,227 Votes: 22,832 Participation: 80.89% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 British Columbia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22893(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
NATG
 1/3 8,599 37.66% +1,171 Loser:
CCF
 7,428 32.53% Owen L. Jones
After his election:
16 May 1940 64
NATG
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Dec 1942 67
NCP
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,287 Votes: 24,548 Participation: 83.82% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23153(F) — 27 Jan 2022 08:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
PC
 1/5 9,625 39.21% +1,912 Loser:
CCF
 7,713 31.42% Owen L. Jones
After his election:
21 Oct 1947 72
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 2 years 4 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,287 Votes: 28,291 Participation: 96.60% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 British Columbia
31 May 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23372(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
CCF
 12,838 45.38% Owen L. Jones

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Grote Stirling, P.C., M.P.		 04 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Grote Stirling, C.P., député		 04 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Grote Stirling		 04 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Grote Stirling		 04 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Dec 2023 17:58 (but data presented dynamically)

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