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♂ John Lambert Gibson
aliasJohn Gibson
Record
22803 · 7642

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 7 March 1906 → 118 years + 1 month ago
Lived 80 years + 9 months
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 3 months
Death 17 December 1986 → 37 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 4 months after 9 August 1953
Special notes
None
 
John Lambert Gibson (1906–1986)
© Photo 1949 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Gordon F. Gibson (1937–2023) Nephew  
⊖ J. Gordon Gibson (1904–1986) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 1 27

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas S. Barnett  m 
 		 ⊖ Nigel Morgan  m 
 
Eligible: 21,509 Votes: 16,706 Participation: 77.67% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23139(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:55 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
ILIB
 1/3 7,348 43.98% +2,669 Loser:
CCF
 4,679 28.01% Thomas S. Barnett

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,649 Votes: 19,322 Participation: 65.17% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23400(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
IND
 1/2 11,397 59.42% +3,612 Loser:
CCF
 7,785 40.58% John H. Cameron

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,744 Votes: 17,834 Participation: 59.96% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23693(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
CCF
 6,115 34.67% Thomas S. Barnett

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Lambert Gibson		 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Lambert Gibson		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Lambert Gibson		 14 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 22:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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