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♂ David Zirnhelt
aliasDavid Zirnhelt
Record
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German-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 2 5
Birth c. 1947
Age ± 77 years
First mandate 20 September 1989 → 34 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age ± 42 years
 
Mandate ended 22 years + 11 months ago (15 May 2001)
Special notes
None
 
David Zirnhelt (c.1947– )
© Photo 2019 The Williams Lake Tribune — Fair trade
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 11 7 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Donna Barnett  f 
⊖ Alexander V. Fraser  m 
 		 ⊕ Walter L. Cobb  m 
⊖ Dave Worthy  m 
 
Eligible: 16,813 Votes: 11,163 Participation: 66.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30023(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±22
LIB
 3/3 2,351 21.22% -3,415 Winner:
SC
 5,766 52.05% Alexander V. Fraser
Eligible: 36,617 Votes: 25,349 Participation: 69.23% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
20 September 1989
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35892(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±42
NDP
 1/5 14,091 56.26% +4,799 Loser:
SC
 9,292 37.10% Joe Wark

Service: 2 years 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,679 Votes: 14,353 Participation: 72.94% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7865(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±44
NDP
 1/4 6,369 45.37% +1,639 Loser:
SC
 4,730 33.70% Donna Barnett

Service: 4 years 7 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,785 Votes: 15,442 Participation: 70.88% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7940(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±49
NDP
 1/4 6,372 41.45% +322 Loser:
LIB
 6,050 39.35% Dave Worthy

Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,162 Votes: 16,556 Participation: 74.70% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8017(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±54
NDP
 2/6 4,259 25.83% -6,000 Winner:
LIB
 10,259 62.21% Walter L. Cobb

Online biographical reference

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David Zirnhelt		 09 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Feb 2024 14:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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