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♂ Rodney J. Young
aliasRodney J. Young
Record
66689 · 7622

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 1 3 4
Birth 21 March 1910 → 114 years + 1 month ago
Lived 68 years
First mandate 8 June 1948 → 75 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 2 months
Death 13 April 1978 → 46 years ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 9 months after 26 June 1949
Special notes
None
 

Rodney J. Young (1910–1978)
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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 1 0 17

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Ralph O. Campney  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Albert D. (Burke) McPhillips  m 
⊖ Maurice Rush  m 
⊖ Henry H. Stevens  m 
⊖ Gordon S. Wismer  m 
 		 ⊖ Wallis W. LeFeaux  m 
⊖ Leslie R. Peterson  m 
⊖ Gordon M. Sloan  m 
⊖ James S. Taylor  m 
 
Eligible: 25,316 Votes: 28,461 Participation: 56.21% Candidacies: 15
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
27 November 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29425(F) — 16 Sep 2023 07:44 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
23
SPC
 12/15 63 0.44% -6,660 Winner:
LIB
 6,723 47.24% Gordon S. Wismer
Eligible: 46,908 Votes: 21,831 Participation: 46.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 British Columbia
8 June 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23373(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
CCF
 1/3 9,518 43.60% +2,170 Loser:
LIB
 7,348 33.66% Ralph O. Campney

Service: 1 year 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,201 Votes: 24,509 Participation: 62.52% Candidacies: 5
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23408(F) — 13 Jan 2022 07:56 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
CCF
 2/5 6,382 26.37% -3,917 Winner:
LIB
 10,299 42.56% Ralph O. Campney
Eligible: 35,263 Votes: 20,421 Participation: 57.91% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23701(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
43
CCF
 3/5 4,516 22.33% -3,743 Winner:
LIB
 8,259 40.83% Ralph O. Campney

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Rodney Young		 10 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Rodney Young		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rodney Young (politician)		 10 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Mar 2024 19:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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