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♂ George S. Pearson
aliasGeorge S. Pearson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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British Columbia 6 0 6
Birth 27 April 1880 → 144 years ago
Lived 86 years + 3 months
First mandate 18 July 1928 → 95 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 2 months
Death 24 August 1966 → 57 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 2 months after 11 June 1952
Special notes
None
 
George S. Pearson (1880–1966)
© Photo via BC Disability — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
As the British Columbian Liberal Minister of Labour during World War II, Pearson was an adamant advocate of driving out the entire Japanese population from the province, despite assertion from the military, navy and RCMP that it posed no threat. His position was that the entire Japanese population could not be trusted.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 23 10 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ George A.B. Hall  m 
⊖ David D. Stupich  m 
 		 ⊖ John T.W. Place  m 
⊖ James L. Telford  m 
 
Eligible: 4,595 Votes: 3,375 Participation: 73.45% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29355(F) — 20 Sep 2022 19:54 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 1,366 40.67% +65 Loser:
CONS
 1,301 38.73% Victor B. Harrison

Service: 5 years 3 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,754 Votes: 6,703 Participation: 76.57% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29388(F) — 12 Feb 2023 00:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/5 3,146 47.47% +793 Loser:
CFF
 2,353 35.51% James L. Telford

Service: 3 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,726 Votes: 8,256 Participation: 76.97% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29428(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/4 3,616 44.34% +487 Loser:
CFF
 3,129 38.36% Alexander M. Stephen

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,790 Votes: 5,060 Participation: 74.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29528(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/3 2,175 43.52% +560 Loser:
CFF
 1,615 32.31% Thomas O'Connor
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 61
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,796 Votes: 5,826 Participation: 74.73% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29581(F) — 23 Sep 2022 10:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/3 3,124 54.24% +577 Loser:
CFF
 2,547 44.22% Joseph White

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,661 Votes: 9,586 Participation: 82.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29622(F) — 23 Sep 2022 10:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LIB
 1/3 5,860 61.50% +2,296 Loser:
CFF
 3,564 37.41% David D. Stupich
After his election:
19 Jan 1952 71
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,695 Votes: 10,689 Participation: 72.74% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29745(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:56 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
PC
 3,346 31.92% Lorenzo Giovando

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
George Sharratt Pearson		 19 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Jan 2024 22:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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