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♂ Richard O. Newton
aliasRichard O. Newton
Record
46095 · 8600

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 0 4
Birth 14 May 1905 → 118 years + 11 months ago
Lived 57 years + 9 months
First mandate 12 June 1952 → 71 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 47 years
Death 14 February 1963 → 61 years + 2 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 9 11 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 3,031 Votes: 2,316 Participation: 76.41% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29731(F) — 13 Aug 2022 12:17 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
SC
 1/4 841 37.97% +192 Loser:
LIB
 649 29.30% Vaughn S. Kimpton
After his election:
4 Oct 1952 47
SC
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 3 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,031 Votes: 2,054 Participation: 67.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
24 November 1952
By-Election
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29775(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
SC
 1,146 57.56% Robert W. Bonner
Eligible: 2,805 Votes: 2,266 Participation: 80.78% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29782(F) — 13 Aug 2022 12:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
SC
 1/4 924 42.76% +248 Loser:
LIB
 676 31.28% Henry H. Moore

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,976 Votes: 1,994 Participation: 67.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29833(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
SC
 1/3 1,074 54.41% +422 Loser:
LIB
 652 33.03% Samuel F. Thompson

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,562 Votes: 2,721 Participation: 76.39% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29880(F) — 4 Mar 2022 13:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
SC
 1/4 1,115 42.35% +340 Loser:
CFF
 775 29.43% Robert B. Harris
After his election:
14 Feb 1963 57
SC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 5 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,562 Votes: 3,072 Participation: 86.24% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
15 July 1963
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29919(F) — 4 Mar 2022 12:56 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
57		 Successor:
SC
 1,122 36.68% Frank W. Greenwood

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Richard Orr Newton		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 14:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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