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♂ Cornelius Booth
aliasCornelius Booth
Record
5857 · 8494

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 28 December 1830 → 193 years + 4 months ago
Lived 72 years + 5 months
First mandate 16 November 1871 → 152 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 10 months
Death 31 May 1903 → 120 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 1 month after 23 April 1872
Special notes
None
 
Cornelius Booth (1830–1903) 200x226
© Photo c.1870 — 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
British Columbia 0 5 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Edgar C. Baker  m 
⊖ John Evans  m 
⊖ Noah Shakespeare  m 
⊖ George A. (Boomer) Walkem  m 
 		 ⊖ Amor De Cosmos  m 
⊖ Joseph L. Hunter  m 
⊖ Joshua S. Thompson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 785 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
16 November 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28598(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
IND
 3/5 155 59.16% +23 Loser:
IND
 132 50.38% Joshua S. Thompson
After his election:
17 Nov 1871 40
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
23 Apr 1872 41
GOV
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 5 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 246 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
22 June 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28613(F) — 26 Jul 2023 22:23 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
GOV
 132 53.66% John G. Barnston
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,677 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
5		 British Columbia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19187(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
51
IND
 4/6 241 28.72% -159 Winner:
CONS
 400 47.68% Noah Shakespeare

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Cornelius Booth (politician)		 30 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Cornelius Booth (homme politique)		 30 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Nov 2023 22:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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