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♂ John A. Clark
aliasJohn A. Clark
Record
11281 · 6949

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 8 June 1886 → 137 years + 10 months ago
Lived 89 years + 7 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 5 months
Death 18 January 1976 → 48 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 45 years + 5 months after 27 July 1930
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 8 7 18

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Wilfred Hanbury  m 
⊖ Robert P. McLennan  m 
 		 ⊖ Malcolm A. MacDonald  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,899 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 British Columbia
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21536(F) — 5 Jul 2023 17:05 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
NLCP
 1/3 12,240 55.89% +5,280 Loser:
LIB
 6,960 31.78% Malcolm A. MacDonald
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 35
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 28,090 Votes: 20,967 Participation: 74.64% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 British Columbia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 22027(F) — 19 Jan 2024 08:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LC
 1/3 9,897 47.20% +1,057 Loser:
LIB
 8,840 42.16% Robert P. McLennan
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 40
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 28,090 Votes: 20,931 Participation: 74.51% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 British Columbia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22068(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LC
 1/3 11,227 53.64% +3,535 Loser:
LIB
 7,692 36.75% Wilfred Hanbury

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,220 Votes: 31,457 Participation: 69.56% Candidacies: 4
Federal
17		 British Columbia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22342(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
LIB
 16,619 52.83% Wilfred Hanbury

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
BGen John Arthur Clark, Q.C., C.M.G., D.S.O., M.P.		 02 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Bgen John Arthur Clark, c.r., C.M.G., D.S.O., député		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Arthur Clark		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 16:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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