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♂ David M. Eberts
aliasDavid M. Eberts
Record
18170 · 8529

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 82%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 9 2 11
Birth 22 April 1850 → 174 years ago
Lived 74 years
First mandate 13 June 1890 → 133 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 1 month
Death 20 May 1924 → 99 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 8 months after 13 September 1916
Special notes
None
 
David M. Eberts (1850–1924) 200x223
© Photo Legislative Assembly, British Columbia — 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 22 7 27 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 11–13
LC
 1 Speaker 56–66 07 Mar 1907 — 31 May 1916 9 2 24

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 11  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George W. Anderson  m 
⊖ Henry E. Tanner  m 
 		 ⊖ Frederick A. Pauline  m 
 
Eligible: 416 Votes: 462 Participation: 55.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28713(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
GOV
 1/3 176 76.19% +61 Loser:
OPPO
 115 49.78% Joseph W. Carey

Service: 4 years 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 597 Votes: 374 Participation: 62.65% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
7 July 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28747(F) — 2 Mar 2022 15:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
GOV
 1/2 274 73.26% +174 Loser:
GOV
 100 26.74% Joseph W. Carey
After his election:
4 Mar 1895 44
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 597 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
15 April 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28754(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 2 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 793 Votes: 446 Participation: 56.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28772(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
GOV
 1/2 236 52.91% +26 Loser:
OPPO
 210 47.09% James S. Yates
After his election:
10 Jul 1898 48
GOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 10 months 30 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 750 Votes: 467 Participation: 62.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28814(F) — 23 Jul 2023 21:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
OPPO
 1/2 259 55.46% +51 Loser:
IGOV
 208 44.54% George Sangster
After his election:
10 Jun 1900 50
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
15 Jun 1900 50
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 6 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 750 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
4 July 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28828(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 2 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 582 Votes: 476 Participation: 81.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28854(F) — 18 Oct 2023 07:14 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LC
 2/2 216 45.38% -44 Winner:
LIB
 260 54.62% Henry E. Tanner
Eligible: 709 Votes: 532 Participation: 75.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28905(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
56
LC
 1/2 275 51.69% +18 Loser:
LIB
 257 48.31% John Piercy

Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 985 Votes: 715 Participation: 72.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28944(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/2 412 57.62% +109 Loser:
LIB
 303 42.38% Thomas Brydon

Service: 2 years 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,087 Votes: 568 Participation: 52.25% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
28 March 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28980(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LC
 1/2 392 69.01% +216 Loser:
LIB
 176 30.99% William Noble

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,174 Votes: 1,765 Participation: 55.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29018(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
LC
 2/2 732 41.47% -301 Winner:
LIB
 1,033 58.53% Frederick A. Pauline

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
David McEwen Eberts		 01 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
David McEwen Eberts		 01 Jan 2024

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