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♂ Rolf W. Bruhn
aliasRolf W. Bruhn
Record
7831 · 8591

☆   Swedish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 5 0 5
Birth 4 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
Lived 63 years + 11 months
First mandate 20 June 1924 → 99 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
Death 30 August 1942 → 81 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
Born Rolf Wallgren.
 
Rolf W. Bruhn (1878–1942)
© Photo Sicamous and District Museum via Shuswap’s Passion — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Bruhn's father, Axel Wallgren, was a Crown Reeve in Sweden. Accused of em­bez­zle­ment in 1890, he adopted the surname Bruhn and came to Canada, leaving his family behind. Rolf adopted his father's surname when he joined him in Canada in 1895. He was severely injured in an explosion in 1918, requiring many months of hospitalization and surgeries.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 18 2 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James R. Colley  m 
 		 ⊖ George F. Stirling  m 
 
Eligible: 3,159 Votes: 2,498 Participation: 79.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29279(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LC
 1/3 920 36.83% +96 Loser:
PROV
 824 32.99% William A.A. Warren

Service: 4 years 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,236 Votes: 2,353 Participation: 72.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29366(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 1,706 73.25% +1,083 Loser:
LIB
 623 26.75% James Smart

Service: 5 years 3 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,686 Votes: 3,034 Participation: 82.31% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29420(F) — 12 Feb 2023 01:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
NPIG
 1/4 1,351 44.82% +463 Loser:
LIB
 888 29.46% James R. Colley

Service: 3 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,009 Votes: 3,243 Participation: 80.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29457(F) — 23 Jul 2023 23:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
IND
 1/3 1,533 48.33% +649 Loser:
LIB
 884 27.87% Harold W. Birch
After his election:
1 Jul 1937 58
IND
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,468 Votes: 2,644 Participation: 76.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  21 Oct 1941
ID: 29543(F) — 24 Jul 2023 16:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
CONS
 1/3 1,561 60.22% +998 Loser:
CFF
 563 21.72% John W. Tordoff
After his election:
21 Oct 1941 63
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
30 Aug 1942 63
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 10 months 9 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,468 Votes: 2,418 Participation: 69.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
25 November 1942
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Minority
ID: 29559(F) — 23 Sep 2022 12:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
63		 Successor:
CFF
 1,284 53.10% George F. Stirling

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Jim Cooperman, Shuswap's Passion: Rolf Bruhn, Shuswap’s Famous Pioneer Politician		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rolf Wallgren Bruhn		 11 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Rolf Wallgren Bruhn		 11 Feb 2024

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