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♂ John Russell Taylor
aliasJohn Russell Taylor
Record
60339 · 7634

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 28 November 1917 → 106 years + 5 months ago
Lived 84 years + 3 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 6 months
Death 28 February 2002 → 22 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 39 years + 8 months after 17 June 1962
Special notes
None
 
John Russell Taylor (1917–2002)
© Photo 1957 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 5 0 5

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ S. Ronald Basford  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas R. Berger  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 41,514 Votes: 29,750 Participation: 71.66% Candidacies: 5
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23991(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
PC
 1/5 13,721 46.57% +6,949 Loser:
SC
 6,772 22.98% P. Vernon Paynter

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,514 Votes: 29,735 Participation: 71.63% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24257(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/4 18,001 60.54% +12,847 Loser:
LIB
 5,154 17.33% Frank G.P. Lewis

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,148 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24534(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
PC
 3/4 8,651 29.68% -522 Winner:
NDP
 9,173 31.47% Thomas R. Berger
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,001 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24798(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
45
PC
 3/5 7,678 23.99% -4,370 Winner:
LIB
 12,048 37.65% S. Ronald Basford

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Russell Taylor, M.P.		 17 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Russell Taylor, député		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Russell Taylor (politician)		 17 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Mar 2024 01:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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