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♂ Patrick L. McGeer
aliasPatrick L. McGeer
Record
41263 · 8624

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 8 1 9
Birth 29 June 1927 → 96 years + 9 months ago
Lived 95 years + 2 months
First mandate 17 December 1962 → 61 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 5 months
Death 29 August 2022 → 1 year + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 10 months after 21 October 1986
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 23 9 27 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 28
LIB
 1 Party leader 41–44 05 Oct 1968 — 21 May 1972 3 7 16

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
12 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas A. Bate  m 
⊖ Ernest J. Broome  m 
⊕ Adriane J. Carr  f 
⊖ Richard J.J. Durante  m 
⊖ Ralph R. Loffmark  m 
⊖ Arthur Phillips  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert W. Bonner  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ A. Kim Campbell  f 
⊖ John A.S. De Wolfe  m 
⊖ Garde B. Gardom  m  (6 runoffs)
⊕ Darlene R. Marzari  f 
⊖ Allan E. Warnke  m 
 
Eligible: 85,870 Votes: 45,364 Participation: 52.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
17 December 1962
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29918(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/4 22,055 48.89% +12,927 Loser:
PC
 9,128 20.24% Reginald Atherton

Service: 9 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 85,510 Votes: 180,198 Participation: 70.24% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29959(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/12 25,592 42.78% +5,325 Loser:
SC
 20,267 33.88% Thomas A. Bate

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 42,260 Votes: 57,864 Participation: 68.46% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30001(F) — 4 Mar 2022 15:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/6 17,400 60.14% +5,906 Loser:
SC
 11,494 39.73% Robert W. Bonner

Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,178 Votes: 63,454 Participation: 67.25% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30061(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
42
LIB
 1/7 15,650 49.53% +2,839 Loser:
SC
 12,811 40.54% William G. Rathie

Service: 3 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,879 Votes: 66,362 Participation: 70.78% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30109(F) — 25 Jul 2023 18:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/8 14,599 44.00% +6,273 Loser:
SC
 8,326 25.09% George J. Puil
After his election:
1 Jun 1974 46
LIB
 →
SC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 52,576 Votes: 72,439 Participation: 68.89% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30159(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
SC
 1/9 21,192 58.96% +12,049 Loser:
NDP
 9,143 25.44% Hilda L. Thomas

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 67,451 Votes: 80,425 Participation: 59.61% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30209(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
SC
 2/8 19,789 50.00% +4,103 Loser:
NDP
 15,686 39.64% Thomas F. Shandel

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 55,253 Votes: 85,306 Participation: 77.20% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35829(F) — 10 Jan 2022 00:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
SC
 1/8 22,970 54.16% +6,358 Loser:
NDP
 16,612 39.17% Maureen P. Marchak

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,504 Votes: 85,497 Participation: 78.43% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35881(F) — 4 Mar 2022 23:12 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
SC
 3/8 18,256 42.71% -55 Winner:
NDP
 18,311 42.83% Darlene R. Marzari

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Pat McGeer		 25 Jul 2023
FR Wikipédia
Pat McGeer		 25 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Jul 2023 18:51 (but data presented dynamically)

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