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♂ David V. Pugh
aliasDavid V. Pugh
Record
51042 · 7202

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 27 November 1907 → 116 years + 5 months ago
Lived 97 years + 6 months
First mandate 31 March 1958 → 66 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 50 years + 4 months
Death 21 June 2005 → 18 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 11 months after 24 June 1968
Special notes
None
 
David V. Pugh (1907–2005) 200x266
© Photo 1966 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 10 2 21

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Frank C. Christian  m 
⊖ Owen L. Jones  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Frederick D. Shaw  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Bruce A.T. Howard  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Elmore Philpott  m 
 
Eligible: 32,064 Votes: 24,622 Participation: 76.79% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23983(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
PC
 3/4 6,368 25.98% -1,097 Winner:
SC
 7,465 30.46% Frank C. Christian
Eligible: 32,064 Votes: 27,001 Participation: 84.21% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24249(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
PC
 1/4 13,065 48.39% +5,236 Loser:
CCF
 7,829 29.00% Owen L. Jones

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,932 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24526(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/4 9,069 31.35% +1,113 Loser:
NDP
 7,956 27.50% Owen L. Jones

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,339 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24790(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/4 10,031 33.06% +2,601 Loser:
SC
 7,430 24.49% Frederick D. Shaw

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,795 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 British Columbia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25059(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
 1/4 9,499 30.85% +1,977 Loser:
NDP
 7,522 24.43% Alex Turner

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 37,710 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9902(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
PC
 2/4 10,691 28.35% -1,630 Winner:
LIB
 12,321 32.67% Bruce A.T. Howard

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
David Vaughan Pugh, M.P.		 04 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
David Vaughan Pugh, député		 04 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
David Vaughan Pugh		 04 Dec 2023

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