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♀ Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson
aliasLaura Jamieson
Record
29612 · 8585

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 2 5
Birth 29 December 1882 → 141 years + 4 months ago
Lived 81 years + 6 months
First mandate 1 May 1939 → 85 years + 1 day ago
↳ at age 56 years + 4 months
Death 30 June 1964 → 59 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 21 days after 9 June 1953
Special notes
None
 
Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson (1882–1964)
© Photo 1953 Archives, City of Vancouver — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Vancouver, British Columbia
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 7 5 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Wallis W. LeFeaux  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Allan J. McDonell  m 
⊖ Nigel Morgan  m 
⊖ Maurice Rush  m 
 		 ⊖ Eric C.F. Martin  m 
⊖ Albert D. (Burke) McPhillips  m 
⊖ George C. Moxham  m 
⊖ Gordon S. Wismer  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 32,418 Votes: 10,963 Participation: 33.82% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 May 1939
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29556(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
CFF
 1/4 3,730 34.02% +143 Loser:
LIB
 3,587 32.72% Henry L. Corey

Service: 2 years 5 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,664 Votes: 42,098 Participation: 66.48% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29547(F) — 24 Jul 2023 20:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CFF
 1/8 7,434 35.69% +569 Loser:
LIB
 6,865 32.96% Gordon S. Wismer

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,661 Votes: 42,360 Participation: 52.09% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29597(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:55 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
CFF
 3/11 7,549 35.64% -3,329 Winner:
LIB
 10,878 51.36% Gordon S. Wismer
Eligible: 47,633 Votes: 24,060 Participation: 50.51% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29769(F) — 24 Jul 2023 20:44 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
69
CFF
 1/6 7,350 33.17% +1,956 Loser:
LIB
 5,394 24.34% Gordon S. Wismer

Service: 11 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,323 Votes: 20,844 Participation: 50.44% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29813(F) — 3 Sep 2023 16:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
70
CFF
 2/6 6,283 32.87% -499 Winner:
SC
 6,782 35.48% George C. Moxham

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson		 01 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 May 2024 15:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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