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♂ William Atkinson
aliasWilliam Atkinson
Record
1810 · 8558

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 0 2
Birth 4 September 1868 → 155 years + 7 months ago
Lived 70 years + 4 months
First mandate 18 July 1928 → 95 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 10 months
Death 1 February 1939 → 85 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 3 months after 1 November 1933
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 5 1 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Edward D. Barrow  m 
 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
59
CONS
 1/2 2,595 55.51% +515 Loser:
LIB
 2,080 44.49% Edward D. Barrow
After his election:
21 Aug 1928 59
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,321 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
22 October 1928
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29374(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 10 days (Gov't)
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
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 2,273 44.96% Edward D. Barrow

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
William Atkinson (British Columbia politician)		 26 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Jul 2023 18:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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