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♂ George M. Murray
aliasGeorge M. Murray
Record
45456 · 7636

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
British Columbia 2 2 4
Total 3 3 6
Birth 27 July 1889 → 134 years + 9 months ago
Lived 72 years
First mandate 1 November 1933 → 90 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 3 months
Death 19 August 1961 → 62 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 10 days after 9 August 1953
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 4 1 12
British Columbia 7 11 17 Z
TOTAL 12 0 30

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Harry G. Archibald  m 
⊖ William Irvine  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Ernest C. Carson  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Bert R. Leboe  m 
 
Eligible: 3,319 Votes: 2,200 Participation: 66.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29407(F) — 12 Feb 2023 00:36 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 927 44.06% +222 Loser:
NPIG
 705 33.51% Ernest C. Carson

Service: 3 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,958 Votes: 3,013 Participation: 76.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29446(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/3 1,176 39.78% +251 Loser:
CONS
 925 31.29% Ernest C. Carson

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,996 Votes: 2,678 Participation: 67.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29531(F) — 24 Jul 2023 16:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
 3/3 791 29.86% -226 Winner:
CONS
 1,017 38.39% Ernest C. Carson
Eligible: 3,551 Votes: 2,244 Participation: 63.19% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29579(F) — 23 Sep 2022 10:44 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
56
PLIB
 4/4 61 2.74% -1,082 Winner:
PC
 1,143 51.42% Ernest C. Carson
Eligible: 19,054 Votes: 13,298 Participation: 69.79% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23399(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 7,330 55.53% +1,460 Loser:
CCF
 5,870 44.47% William Irvine

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,860 Votes: 15,225 Participation: 58.87% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23691(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
LIB
 2/3 5,160 34.32% -402 Winner:
SC
 5,562 36.99% Bert R. Leboe

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George Matheson Murray, M.P.		 03 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George Matheson Murray, député		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Matheson Murray		 03 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Sep 2023 21:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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