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♂ Walter F. Matthews
aliasWalter F. Matthews
Record
40193 · 7648

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 4 5
Birth 21 March 1900 → 124 years + 1 month ago
Lived 86 years + 5 months
First mandate 31 March 1958 → 66 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 58 years
Death 16 September 1986 → 37 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 2 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  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Colin Cameron  m  (5 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 30,568 Votes: 23,133 Participation: 75.68% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23981(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
57
PC
 2/4 6,131 26.66% -2,519 Winner:
CCF
 8,650 37.62% Colin Cameron
Eligible: 30,568 Votes: 24,446 Participation: 79.97% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24247(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
PC
 1/4 10,734 43.91% +705 Loser:
CCF
 10,029 41.03% Colin Cameron

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,334 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24524(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
PC
 2/4 7,280 27.64% -3,872 Winner:
NDP
 11,152 42.35% Colin Cameron
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,815 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24788(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
63
PC
 3/4 6,481 23.30% -5,799 Winner:
NDP
 12,280 44.15% Colin Cameron
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,147 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 British Columbia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25057(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
65
PC
 3/4 4,784 17.62% -7,553 Winner:
NDP
 12,337 45.45% Colin Cameron

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter Franklyn Matthews, M.P.		 28 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter Franklyn Matthews, député		 28 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Walter Matthews (politician)		 28 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Aug 2023 11:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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