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♂ Frank A. Calder
aliasFrank A. Calder
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 82%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 9 2 11
Birth 3 August 1915 → 108 years + 8 months ago
Lived 91 years + 3 months
First mandate 15 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 10 months
Death 4 November 2006 → 17 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 5 months after 9 May 1979
Special notes
None
 
Frank A. Calder (1915–2006)
© Photo Government of British Columbia — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
This is a cautionary tale for those who think that their vote doesn't count... Calder, British Columbia CCF/NDP MLA for Atlin for all but one term since 1949, and the first indigenous person to be elected to any legislature in Canada, failed to win the NDP nomination in his riding in 1975, so he crossed to the Social Credit Party and won decisively in the general election that year. Then, the NDP surged in the 1979 election — not enough to form government but enough to make Calder, 63, lose his seat by one vote to Alan Passarell, 29. He and his wife had neglected to vote that year; he would have won by one vote if they had.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 25 10 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 11  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William J. Asselstine  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William D. Smith  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Alan L. Passarell  m 
 
Eligible: 1,424 Votes: 936 Participation: 65.73% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29604(F) — 22 Sep 2022 23:09 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
CFF
 1/2 376 50.40% +6 Loser:
LIB
 370 49.60% William D. Smith

Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,710 Votes: 1,095 Participation: 64.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29727(F) — 22 Sep 2022 23:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
CFF
 1/3 595 56.61% +303 Loser:
LIB
 292 27.78% William D. Smith

Service: 11 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,488 Votes: 1,061 Participation: 71.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29778(F) — 22 Sep 2022 23:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CFF
 1/3 553 59.08% +278 Loser:
LIB
 275 29.38% William D. Smith

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,820 Votes: 1,004 Participation: 55.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29829(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
CFF
 2/3 360 38.10% -94 Winner:
SC
 454 48.04% William J. Asselstine
Eligible: 1,335 Votes: 918 Participation: 68.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29876(F) — 4 Mar 2022 13:08 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
45
CFF
 1/3 444 53.30% +177 Loser:
SC
 267 32.05% William J. Asselstine

Service: 3 years 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,574 Votes: 1,027 Participation: 65.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29921(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
NDP
 1/3 549 54.46% +241 Loser:
SC
 308 30.56% William J. Asselstine

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,460 Votes: 968 Participation: 66.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29963(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
NDP
 1/3 572 59.71% +311 Loser:
SC
 261 27.24% Thomas J. Kirkwood

Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,948 Votes: 1,216 Participation: 62.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30018(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NDP
 1/3 639 53.12% +305 Loser:
LIB
 334 27.76% Basil E. Studer

Service: 3 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,822 Votes: 1,674 Participation: 59.32% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30066(F) — 25 Jul 2023 18:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
NDP
 1/5 675 40.98% +255 Loser:
LIB
 420 25.50% Basil E. Studer
After his election:
1 Jun 1975 59
NDP
 →
SC
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,158 Votes: 1,795 Participation: 56.84% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30116(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
SC
 1/3 984 55.50% +487 Loser:
NDP
 497 28.03% Gordon Steidl

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,376 Votes: 1,538 Participation: 64.73% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30166(F) — 4 Mar 2022 19:49 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
SC
 2/2 749 49.97% -1 Winner:
NDP
 750 50.03% Alan L. Passarell

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Frank Arthur Calder		 09 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Frank Arthur Calder		 09 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Jan 2024 14:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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