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♂ John Evans
aliasJohn Evans
Record
18953 · 8496

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 1 3
Birth 25 January 1816 → 208 years + 3 months ago
Lived 63 years + 7 months
First mandate 20 October 1875 → 148 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 8 months
Death 25 August 1879 → 144 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
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
British Columbia 3 10 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Cornelius Booth  m 
⊖ Alexander E.B. Davie  m 
⊖ Joshua S. Thompson  m 
 		 ⊖ George Cowan  m 
⊖ Joseph L. Hunter  m 
⊖ George A. (Boomer) Walkem  m  (3 runoffs)
 
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
55
IND
 5/5 107 40.84% -48 Winner:
IND
 155 59.16% Cornelius Booth
Eligible: 473 Votes: 852 Participation: 60.04% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
20 October 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28620(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:14 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
59
IOPP
 3/6 173 60.92% +56 Loser:
GOV
 117 41.20% Edward Pearson
After his election:
21 Oct 1875 59
IOPP
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 2 years 7 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 481 Votes: 788 Participation: 66.53% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28640(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
OPPO
 3/4 230 87.45% +162 Loser:
GOV
 68 25.86% Jonathan Nutt
After his election:
22 May 1878 62
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
25 Aug 1879 63
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 3 months 3 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 481 Votes: 228 Participation: 47.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
29 October 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28655(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
63		 Successor:
IND
 94 41.23% George Ferguson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
John Evans (British Columbia politician)		 25 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Evans (homme politique britanno-colombien)		 25 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Aug 2023 08:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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