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♂ John A. Buckham
aliasJohn A. Buckham
Record
8050 · 8556

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 0 1 1
British Columbia 4 1 5
Total 4 2 6
Birth 1 April 1873 → 151 years ago
Lived 58 years + 6 months
First mandate 14 September 1916 → 107 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 5 months
Death 12 October 1931 → 92 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John A. Buckham (1873–1931)
© 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 15 0 24 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 16
LIB
 1 Speaker 51–55 20 Jun 1924 — 07 Jun 1928 3 11 18

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ George N. Kidd  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry G. Parson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,944 Votes: 2,738 Participation: 55.38% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33417(F) — 30 Dec 2022 18:44 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
24
LIB
 2/2 994 36.36% -746 Winner:
ICON
 1,740 63.64% George N. Kidd
Eligible: 667 Votes: 507 Participation: 76.01% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28923(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 2/2 245 48.32% -17 Winner:
LC
 262 51.68% Henry G. Parson
Eligible: 1,176 Votes: 812 Participation: 69.05% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 28997(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 541 66.63% +270 Loser:
LC
 271 33.37% James N. Taylor

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,183 Votes: 964 Participation: 81.49% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29207(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 584 60.58% +204 Loser:
LC
 380 39.42% Henry G. Parson

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,333 Votes: 1,133 Participation: 85.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29251(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 644 56.84% +350 Loser:
LC
 294 25.95% Arthur M. Chisholm

Service: 4 years 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,500 Votes: 1,335 Participation: 89.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29339(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/3 659 50.23% +32 Loser:
CONS
 627 47.79% Earle J. Scovil
After his election:
12 Oct 1931 58
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 2 months 24 days (Oppo.)
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
—
 Deceased
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 922 59.52% Thomas King

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
John Andrew Buckham		 01 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Jan 2024 18:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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