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♂ Thomas Gifford
aliasThomas Gifford
Record
22862 · 8505

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 5 1 6
Birth 1 June 1854 → 169 years + 10 months ago
Lived 80 years + 8 months
First mandate 18 September 1901 → 122 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 3 months
Death 19 February 1935 → 89 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 5 months after 13 September 1916
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 14 11 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John C. Brown  m 
 		 ⊖ David Whiteside  m 
 
Eligible: 1,564 Votes: 1,074 Participation: 68.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
18 September 1901
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28836(F) — 28 Jul 2023 22:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
OPPO
 1/2 563 52.42% +52 Loser:
GOV
 511 47.58% John C. Brown

Service: 1 year 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,601 Votes: 1,347 Participation: 84.13% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28852(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LC
 1/2 772 57.31% +197 Loser:
LIB
 575 42.69% William H. Keary

Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,934 Votes: 1,369 Participation: 70.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28899(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LC
 1/3 675 49.31% +128 Loser:
LIB
 547 39.96% Frederick W. Howay

Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,277 Votes: 1,663 Participation: 73.03% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28938(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LC
 1/3 881 52.98% +264 Loser:
LIB
 617 37.10% John J. Johnson

Service: 2 years 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,319 Votes: 1,389 Participation: 41.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
28 March 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28974(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LC
 1/2 1,004 72.28% +619 Loser:
LIB
 385 27.72% George Kennedy

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,386 Votes: 2,555 Participation: 75.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29012(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LC
 2/2 1,186 46.42% -183 Winner:
LIB
 1,369 53.58% David Whiteside

Online biographical reference

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Thomas Gifford (politician)		 08 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Aug 2023 22:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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