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♂ A. Wellesley (Wells) Gray
aliasA. Wellesley (Wells) Gray
Record
24241 · 8596

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 5 0 5
Birth 6 October 1876 → 147 years + 6 months ago
Lived 67 years + 7 months
First mandate 12 September 1927 → 96 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 11 months
Death 7 May 1944 → 79 years + 11 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 16 7 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ David Whiteside  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,684 Votes: 4,159 Participation: 73.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
12 September 1927
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29332(F) — 8 Oct 2023 00:11 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 2,542 61.12% +925 Loser:
CONS
 1,617 38.88% Charles A. Welsh

Service: 10 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,162 Votes: 6,013 Participation: 83.96% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29357(F) — 8 Oct 2023 00:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 3,262 56.16% +716 Loser:
CONS
 2,546 43.84% Albert M. Sanford

Service: 5 years 3 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,836 Votes: 5,801 Participation: 74.03% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29411(F) — 8 Oct 2023 00:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/4 2,694 46.98% +1,218 Loser:
CFF
 1,476 25.74% Daniel McGrath

Service: 3 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,706 Votes: 7,911 Participation: 73.89% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29449(F) — 8 Oct 2023 00:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/5 4,055 52.02% +2,289 Loser:
CONS
 1,766 22.66% Thomas R. Selkirk

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,385 Votes: 9,027 Participation: 79.29% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29534(F) — 8 Oct 2023 00:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/4 3,694 41.74% +1,307 Loser:
CFF
 2,387 26.97% Stanley Blake
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 65
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
7 May 1944 67
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,385 Votes: 6,316 Participation: 55.48% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
10 May 1945
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Minority
ID: 29561(F) — 23 Sep 2022 11:17 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
67		 Successor:
LIB
 3,541 56.06% Byron I. (Boss) Johnson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Wells Gray (Canadian politician)		 08 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
Arthur Wellesley Gray		 08 Oct 2023

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