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♂ Thomas King
aliasThomas King
Record
31917 · 8555

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 6 0 6
Birth 5 September 1879 → 144 years + 7 months ago
Lived 93 years + 3 months
First mandate 19 December 1931 → 92 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 3 months
Death 18 December 1972 → 51 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 6 months after 11 June 1952
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 20 1 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James H. Matthews  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,549 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
19 December 1931
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29387(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 922 59.52% +295 Loser:
CONS
 627 40.48% Frederick W. Jones

Service: 1 year 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,525 Votes: 2,709 Participation: 76.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29393(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 1,947 72.27% William H. Sutherland
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
20 February 1934
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29509(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 3 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,077 Votes: 1,653 Participation: 79.59% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29468(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/3 921 57.06% +550 Loser:
CONS
 371 22.99% Leonard G. Gaddes

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,953 Votes: 1,528 Participation: 78.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29518(F) — 24 Jul 2023 00:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/3 648 42.66% +161 Loser:
CFF
 487 32.06% James H. Matthews
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 62
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,745 Votes: 1,283 Participation: 73.52% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29567(F) — 22 Sep 2022 23:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/2 671 53.30% +83 Loser:
CFF
 588 46.70% Thomas J. Alton

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,332 Votes: 1,893 Participation: 81.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29608(F) — 22 Sep 2022 23:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LIB
 1/2 1,288 68.91% +707 Loser:
CFF
 581 31.09% Thomas J. Alton
After his election:
19 Jan 1952 72
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,031 Votes: 2,316 Participation: 76.41% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29731(F) — 13 Aug 2022 12:17 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
SC
 841 37.97% Richard O. Newton

Online biographical reference

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Thomas King (Canadian politician)		 19 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Aug 2023 22:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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