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♂ Harry B. Johnston
aliasHarry B. Johnston
Record
30272 · 8594

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 0 2
Birth 5 November 1883 → 140 years + 5 months ago
Lived 59 years + 2 months
First mandate 1 June 1937 → 86 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 6 months
Death 20 January 1943 → 81 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 7 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William J. Johnson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,276 Votes: 1,973 Participation: 86.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29433(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 1,162 61.16% +629 Loser:
CONS
 533 28.05% William A. Sturdy

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,832 Votes: 2,197 Participation: 77.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29540(F) — 29 Dec 2022 15:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/3 1,065 49.08% +387 Loser:
CFF
 678 31.24% Francis J. McKenzie
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 58
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
20 Jan 1943 59
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 2 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,832 Votes: 2,056 Participation: 72.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
14 June 1943
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Minority
ID: 29560(F) — 23 Sep 2022 12:06 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
59		 Successor:
CFF
 1,052 51.17% Vincent S. Segur

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Harry Johnston (Canadian politician)		 08 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
Harry Johnston (homme politique canadien)		 08 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Oct 2023 20:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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