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♂ John M. Yorston
aliasJohn M. Yorston
Record
66569 · 8500

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 43%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 0 1 1
British Columbia 3 2 5
Total 3 4 7
Birth 11 October 1867 → 156 years + 6 months ago
Lived 69 years + 7 months
First mandate 1 February 1907 → 117 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 3 months
Death 27 May 1937 → 86 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 11 months after 19 June 1924
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 10 6 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
11 documented challengers
⊖ Michael Callanan  m 
⊖ John A. Fraser  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Harry Jones  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James D. McGregor  m 
⊖ Charles E. Tanner  m 
⊖ Charles Wilson  m 
 		 ⊖ William Cameron  m 
⊖ Alexander Grant  m 
⊖ John McDougald  m 
⊖ David A. Stoddart  m 
⊖ Charles H. Tupper  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,992 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17885(F) — 9 Aug 2023 17:41 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
22
LIB
 6/6 2,728 48.16% -155 Winner:
LC
 2,883 50.90% Alexander Grant
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,119 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19772(F) — 28 Nov 2021 18:19 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
23
LIB
 4/4 2,594 42.81% -790 Winner:
LC
 3,384 55.84% John McDougald
Eligible: 566 Votes: 654 Participation: 57.77% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28882(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 2/4 183 55.96% +31 Loser:
LC
 152 46.48% Charles Wilson

Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 638 Votes: 857 Participation: 67.71% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28921(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
LIB
 4/4 158 36.83% -109 Winner:
LC
 267 62.24% John A. Fraser
Eligible: 925 Votes: 660 Participation: 71.35% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 28995(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 453 68.64% +246 Loser:
LC
 207 31.36% John A. Fraser

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,354 Votes: 910 Participation: 67.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29205(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 561 61.65% +212 Loser:
LC
 349 38.35% John A. Fraser

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,688 Votes: 1,304 Participation: 77.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29249(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 2/3 414 31.75% -79 Winner:
PROV
 493 37.81% David A. Stoddart

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
John MacKay Yorston		 29 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Jul 2023 09:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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