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♂ Thomas D. Caven
aliasThomas D. Caven
Record
10051 · 8510

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 3 5
Birth 21 May 1871 → 152 years + 11 months ago
Lived 54 years + 8 months
First mandate 25 November 1909 → 114 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 6 months
Death 20 February 1926 → 98 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 9 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 6 9 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James H. King  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Malcolm A. MacDonald  m 
 
Eligible: 1,254 Votes: 935 Participation: 74.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28872(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
32
LC
 2/2 435 46.52% -65 Winner:
LIB
 500 53.48% James H. King
Eligible: 2,056 Votes: 1,405 Participation: 68.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28926(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LC
 1/3 761 54.16% +260 Loser:
LIB
 501 35.66% Malcolm A. MacDonald

Service: 2 years 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,161 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
28 March 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28962(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,665 Votes: 1,231 Participation: 73.93% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29000(F) — 3 Mar 2022 07:57 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LC
 2/2 504 40.94% -223 Winner:
LIB
 727 59.06% James H. King
Eligible: 2,253 Votes: 1,846 Participation: 81.94% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29210(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:06 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
49
ICON
 2/2 905 49.02% -36 Winner:
LIB
 941 50.98% James H. King

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Donald Caven		 01 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Aug 2023 21:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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