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♂ Murray L. McFarlane
aliasMurray L. McFarlane
Record
41217 · 7641

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 4 5
Birth 2 September 1908 → 115 years + 8 months ago
Lived 81 years + 1 month
First mandate 31 March 1958 → 66 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 49 years + 6 months
Death 10 October 1989 → 34 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 3 months after 17 June 1962
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 2 17

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James A. Byrne  m  (5 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James R. Chabot  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 19,007 Votes: 14,951 Participation: 78.66% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23979(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
48
PC
 4/4 2,082 14.01% -2,588 Winner:
LIB
 4,670 31.44% James A. Byrne
Eligible: 19,007 Votes: 16,026 Participation: 84.32% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24245(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
PC
 1/4 5,363 33.46% +880 Loser:
LIB
 4,483 27.97% James A. Byrne

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,138 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24522(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
PC
 3/4 4,475 26.11% -939 Winner:
LIB
 5,414 31.59% James A. Byrne
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,337 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24786(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
54
PC
 3/4 3,977 21.69% -2,188 Winner:
LIB
 6,165 33.62% James A. Byrne
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,599 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 British Columbia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25055(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
57
PC
 4/4 2,830 16.08% -2,744 Winner:
LIB
 5,574 31.67% James A. Byrne

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Murray Lincoln McFarlane, M.P.		 30 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Murray Lincoln McFarlane, député		 30 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Murray McFarlane		 30 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Aug 2023 22:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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