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♂ Robert H. Pooley
aliasRobert H. Pooley
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 7 0 7
Birth 19 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
Lived 75 years + 9 months
First mandate 28 March 1912 → 112 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 33 years + 6 months
Death 23 June 1954 → 69 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 23 days after 31 May 1937
Special notes
None
 
Robert H. Pooley (1878–1954) 200x253
© Photo 1922 — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ William Fisher (1811–1891) Grandfather  
⊖ Charles E. Pooley (1845–1912) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 24 11 28 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 16
LC
 1 Opposition Leader 45–49 20 Jun 1924 — 17 Jul 1928 4 0 27
2. BC 16
LC
 1 ✓ Party leader 45–48 06 Aug 1924 — 14 Nov 1926 2 3 8

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Henry D. Helmcken  m 
⊖ John Jardine  m 
 		 ⊖ Malcolm B. Jackson  m 
⊖ Mary Ellen S. Smith  f 
 
Eligible: 1,186 Votes: 856 Participation: 72.18% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
28 March 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28965(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LC
 1/5 398 46.50% +212 Loser:
ICON
 186 21.73% Henry D. Helmcken

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,601 Votes: 1,308 Participation: 50.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29003(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LC
 1/2 655 50.08% +2 Loser:
LIB
 653 49.92% Arthur W. McCurdy

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,939 Votes: 2,322 Participation: 79.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29213(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LC
 1/3 1,158 49.87% +473 Loser:
LIB
 685 29.50% Henry C. Helgeson

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,685 Votes: 2,761 Participation: 74.93% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29257(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LC
 1/4 1,280 46.36% +655 Loser:
LIB
 625 22.64% Frank R. Carlow

Service: 4 years 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,858 Votes: 3,000 Participation: 77.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29346(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/3 1,806 62.10% +729 Loser:
LIB
 1,077 37.04% Mary Ellen S. Smith
After his election:
21 Aug 1928 49
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,858 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: 29376(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,942 Votes: 3,860 Participation: 78.11% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29400(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
UNIO
 1/4 1,466 39.03% +59 Loser:
LIB
 1,407 37.46% Charles E. Whitney-Griffiths

Service: 3 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,679 Votes: 3,975 Participation: 69.99% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29439(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
CONS
 1,642 41.60% Elmer V. Findland

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Robert Henry Pooley		 01 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Robert Henry Pooley		 01 Jan 2024

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