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♂ Arnold A. Webster
aliasArnold A. Webster
Record
64405 · 7633

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 43%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 4 6
British Columbia 1 0 1
Total 3 4 7
Birth 9 March 1899 → 125 years + 1 month ago
Lived 80 years + 4 months
First mandate 10 June 1953 → 70 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 3 months
Death 27 July 1979 → 44 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 8 months after 7 November 1965
Special notes
None
 

Arnold A. Webster (1899–1979)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Daisy Webster (1911–2004) Spouse  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 4 19
British Columbia 3 3 8 Z
TOTAL 6 7 28

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 23–24
CFF
 1 Party leader 54–57 10 Apr 1953 — 05 Apr 1956 2 11 26
2. BC 24
CFF
 1 Opposition Leader 54–57 10 Jun 1953 — 18 Sep 1956 3 3 8

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
5 documented challengers
⊖ John F. Browne  m 
⊖ Allan J. McDonell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles C.I. Merritt  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ J. Lorne MacDougall  m 
⊖ Gerald G. McGeer  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 36,128 Votes: 28,130 Participation: 77.86% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 British Columbia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22614(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
36
CCF
 2/5 10,209 36.29% -6 Winner:
LIB
 10,215 36.31% Gerald G. McGeer
Eligible: 43,427 Votes: 32,837 Participation: 75.61% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 British Columbia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22891(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
41
CCF
 2/3 10,745 32.72% -1,872 Winner:
LIB
 12,617 38.42% Gerald G. McGeer
Eligible: 50,497 Votes: 39,249 Participation: 77.73% Candidacies: 7
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23151(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
46
CCF
 2/7 12,264 31.25% -2,413 Winner:
PC
 14,677 37.39% Charles C.I. Merritt
Eligible: 46,722 Votes: 30,671 Participation: 65.65% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23412(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
50
CCF
 3/3 8,705 28.68% -2,262 Winner:
LIB
 10,967 36.14% J. Lorne MacDougall
Eligible: 70,155 Votes: 42,871 Participation: 61.11% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29815(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
54
CFF
 1/6 20,583 51.21% +7,673 Loser:
SC
 12,910 32.12% Stanley E. Wilcox

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,107 Votes: 85,208 Participation: 57.49% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29864(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
SC
 18,640 44.16% Frederick M. Sharp
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,765 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24531(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
63
NDP
 1/4 13,837 48.10% +7,471 Loser:
LIB
 6,366 22.13% Douglas A. Walker

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,566 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24795(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
NDP
 1/4 13,966 47.24% +5,812 Loser:
LIB
 8,154 27.58% Douglas A. Walker

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,976 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 British Columbia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25064(F) — 13 Nov 2021 11:18 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
NDP
 13,730 49.08% W. Grace MacInnis

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Arnold Alexander Webster		 10 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Arnold Alexander Webster		 10 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Arnold Alexander Webster		 10 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Arnold Webster		 10 Feb 2024

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