Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Edward D. Barrow
aliasEdward D. Barrow
Record
2882 · 8557

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 71%
 
British Columbia 5 2 7
Birth 29 September 1867 → 156 years + 6 months ago
Lived 89 years + 2 months
First mandate 14 September 1916 → 107 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 11 months
Death 28 December 1956 → 67 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 6 months after 31 May 1937
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 15 4 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
William Atkinson  m 
Leslie H. Eyres  m 
 
Harry J. Barber  m 
 
Eligible: 2,404 Votes: 1,774 Participation: 73.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14
British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 28996(F) — 3 Mar 2022 07:54 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
1/2 987 55.64% +200 Loser:
LC
787 44.36% William L. Macken
After his election:
25 Apr 1918 50
LIB
Vac.
Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 7 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,404 Votes: 2,118 Participation: 88.10% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14
British Columbia
10 May 1918
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29046(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:55 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
1/2 1,323 62.46% +528 Loser:
UNIO
795 37.54% Harry J. Barber

Service:
2 years 6 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,199 Votes: 3,595 Participation: 85.62% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15
British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29206(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
1/2 1,911 53.16% +227 Loser:
LC
1,684 46.84% Andrew L. Coote

Service:
3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,083 Votes: 3,777 Participation: 74.31% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16
British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29250(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
1/3 1,429 37.83% +148 Loser:
PROV
1,281 33.92% John A. MacLeod

Service:
4 years 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,321 Votes: 4,754 Participation: 75.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17
British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29338(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:38 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LIB
2/2 2,080 44.49% -515 Winner:
CONS
2,595 55.51% William Atkinson
Eligible: 7,017 Votes: 5,126 Participation: 73.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18
British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29392(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
66
LIB
1/3 2,273 44.96% +618 Loser:
CFF
1,655 32.73% John F. Wheeler

Service:
3 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,722 Votes: 6,375 Participation: 73.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19
British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29432(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
69
LIB
2/3 2,220 35.25% -304 Winner:
CONS
2,524 40.08% Leslie H. Eyres

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Edward Dodsley Barrow
26 Jul 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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