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♂ William J. Bowser
aliasWilliam J. Bowser
Record
6634 · 8535

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 70%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 7 2 9
Total 7 3 10
Birth 3 December 1867 → 156 years + 4 months ago
Lived 65 years + 10 months
First mandate 5 September 1903 → 120 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 9 months
Death 25 October 1933 → 90 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 4 months after 19 June 1924
Special notes
None
 
William J. Bowser (1867–1933) 200x193
© Photo c.1915 — 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 20 9 1 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 13
LC
 1 Party leader 48–56 15 Dec 1915 — 05 Aug 1924 8 7 21
2. BC 13
LC
 1 Premier 48 15 Dec 1915 — 13 Sep 1916 0 8 29
3. BC 14–15
LC
 1 Opposition Leader 49–56 01 Jan 1917 — 19 Jun 1924 7 5 18

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 12  
36 documented challengers
⊖ Francis L. Carter-Cotton  m 
⊖ John S. Cowper  m 
⊖ John W.D. Farris  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander Henderson  m 
⊖ Eugene T. Kingsley  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Malcolm A. MacDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Angus MacInnis  m 
⊖ Robert Macpherson  m 
⊖ Joseph Martin  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ George A. McGuire  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ John W. McIntosh  m 
⊖ Alexander D. McRae  m 
⊖ Victor W. Odlum  m 
⊖ James Ramsay  m 
⊖ Ralph Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert G. Tatlow  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Henry H. Watson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James S. (J.S.) Woodsworth  m 
 		 ⊖ George H. Cowan  m 
⊖ Andrew M. Creery  m 
⊖ James F. Garden  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Samuel L. Howe  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas H. Kirk  m 
⊖ Alexander H.B. MacGowan  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ Ian A. Mackenzie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Royal L. (Pat) Maitland  m 
⊖ George R. Maxwell  m 
⊖ Wm. Wallace B. McInnes  m 
⊖ Robert P. McLennan  m 
⊖ Christopher McRae  m 
⊖ William A. Pritchard  m 
⊖ Mary Ellen S. Smith  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James Stables  m 
⊖ Charles E. Tisdall  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Charles Wilson  m 
⊖ Charles A. Woodward  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,136 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 British Columbia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20061(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
28
CONS
 3/3 410 13.07% -1,102 Winner:
LIB
 1,512 48.21% George R. Maxwell
Eligible: 5,954 Votes: 10,636 Participation: 44.66% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28773(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:19 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
30
GOV
 7/8 879 33.06% -772 Winner:
OPPO
 1,651 62.09% Joseph Martin
Eligible: 7,378 Votes: 25,002 Participation: 75.01% Candidacies: 16
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28857(F) — 12 Feb 2023 15:07 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LC
 4/16 2,304 46.08% +758 Loser:
LIB
 1,546 30.92% Joseph Martin

Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,747 Votes: 30,173 Participation: 61.91% Candidacies: 17
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28910(F) — 19 Jan 2024 08:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LC
 1/17 3,152 52.23% +836 Loser:
LIB
 2,316 38.38% Robert P. McLennan
After his election:
24 Jul 1907 39
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 5 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,747 Votes: 2,885 Participation: 29.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
3 August 1907
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28916(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LC
 1/2 2,364 81.94% +1,843 Loser:
SP
 521 18.06% Eugene T. Kingsley

Service: 2 years 3 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,220 Votes: 51,316 Participation: 53.40% Candidacies: 15
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28949(F) — 19 Sep 2022 13:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 1/15 5,441 53.02% +1,331 Loser:
LIB
 4,110 40.05% John H. Senkler

Service: 2 years 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,393 Votes: 46,285 Participation: 45.39% Candidacies: 16
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
28 March 1912
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28985(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 2/16 5,101 55.10% +1,844 Loser:
LIB
 3,257 35.18% Ralph Smith

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,578 Votes: 95,705 Participation: 57.84% Candidacies: 19
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (6)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29023(F) — 3 Mar 2022 08:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
LC
 5/19 7,421 46.52% +416 Loser:
LIB
 7,005 43.92% Patrick Donnelly

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 52,768 Votes: 202,205 Participation: 63.87% Candidacies: 28
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (6)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29239(F) — 19 Sep 2022 23:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
52
LC
 6/28 11,617 34.47% +1,229 Loser:
LIB
 10,388 30.82% John P. Dougherty

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,512 Votes: 189,728 Participation: 54.98% Candidacies: 27
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
Plurality-at-large (6)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29283(F) — 12 Feb 2023 11:18 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
56
LC
 13/27 7,818 24.72% -1,253 Winner:
PROV
 9,071 28.69% Andrew M. Creery
Eligible: 25,316 Votes: 28,461 Participation: 56.21% Candidacies: 15
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
27 November 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29425(F) — 16 Sep 2023 07:44 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 6,723 47.24% Gordon S. Wismer
Eligible: 24,061 Votes: 65,501 Participation: 68.06% Candidacies: 28
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
27 November 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29426(F) — 16 Sep 2023 07:35 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
65		 Successor:
CFF
 5,607 34.24% Robert Connell

Online biographical references (2)

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William John Bowser		 02 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
William John Bowser		 02 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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