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♂ George R. Pearkes
aliasGeorge R. Pearkes
Record
48656 · 7198

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 26 February 1888 → 136 years + 2 months ago
Lived 96 years + 3 months
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 3 months
Death 30 May 1984 → 39 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 7 months after 10 October 1960
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 15 3 25

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 23–24
PC
 1 Minister 69–72 21 Jun 1957 — 10 Oct 1960 3 3 19
 1. National Defence

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Alan Chambers  m 
⊖ Robert M. Strachan  m 
 		 ⊖ Ernest L. Knott  m 
 
Eligible: 38,734 Votes: 31,653 Participation: 81.72% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23144(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
57
PC
 1/4 11,181 35.32% +1,639 Loser:
CCF
 9,542 30.15% John M. Thomas

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,620 Votes: 36,689 Participation: 72.48% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23405(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PC
 1/3 17,507 48.00% +7,735 Loser:
CCF
 9,772 26.79% Robert M. Strachan

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,907 Votes: 20,832 Participation: 67.40% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23918(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
PC
 1/4 9,537 46.14% +5,466 Loser:
LIB
 4,071 19.70% Duncan MacBride

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,937 Votes: 28,664 Participation: 79.76% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23976(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
PC
 1/4 15,330 53.81% +10,296 Loser:
LIB
 5,034 17.67% Alistair Fraser

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,937 Votes: 28,610 Participation: 79.61% Candidacies: 5
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24242(F) — 27 Jan 2022 19:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
PC
 1/5 18,768 65.60% +14,013 Loser:
CCF
 4,755 16.62% John M. Thomas
After his election:
10 Oct 1960 72
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 6 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,937 Votes: 27,642 Participation: 76.92% Candidacies: 5
Federal
24		 British Columbia
29 May 1961
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24493(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
73		 Successor:
PC
 8,554 30.95% George L. Chatterton

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
George Randolph Pearkes		 15 Oct 2023
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Pearkes, George Randolph		 15 Oct 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. George Randolph Pearkes, P.C., C.C., V.C., M.C., C.D., D.S.O., M.P.		 15 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. George Randolph Pearkes, C.P., C.C., V.C., M.C., C.D., D.S.O., député		 15 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Pearkes		 15 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
George Pearkes		 15 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Oct 2023 13:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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