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♂ Alexander Vaughan Fraser
aliasAlex Fraser
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 6 0 6
Birth 22 June 1916 → 107 years + 10 months ago
Lived 72 years + 10 months
First mandate 27 August 1969 → 54 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 2 months
Death 9 May 1989 → 34 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Alexander Vaughan Fraser (1916–1989)
© Photo 1986 Quesnel Museum and Archives — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John A. Fraser (1866–1960) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 19 8 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊕ T. Neil Vant  m 
⊕ David Zirnhelt  m 
 		 ⊕ Charles R. Wyse  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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
SC
 1/3 5,766 52.05% +2,805 Loser:
NDP
 2,961 26.73% Kirby G. Seabrook

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,257 Votes: 14,272 Participation: 64.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30071(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
SC
 1/3 6,780 48.25% +1,345 Loser:
NDP
 5,435 38.68% Ronald H. Anderson

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,531 Votes: 20,551 Participation: 65.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30121(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
SC
 1/2 14,194 69.87% +8,072 Loser:
NDP
 6,122 30.13% Grethyll V. Adams

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,714 Votes: 21,746 Participation: 66.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30171(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
SC
 1/3 13,736 64.09% +6,503 Loser:
NDP
 7,233 33.75% Byron R. Kemp

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,026 Votes: 26,995 Participation: 74.93% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35789(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
SC
 1/5 16,446 61.82% +7,456 Loser:
NDP
 8,990 33.79% Steven E. Hilbert

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,617 Votes: 48,935 Participation: 66.82% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35841(F) — 4 Mar 2022 22:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
SC
 1/9 14,594 59.65% +6,208 Loser:
NDP
 8,386 34.27% John Dressler
After his election:
9 May 1989 72
SC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
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
—
 Deceased
Age
72		 Successor:
NDP
 14,091 56.26% David Zirnhelt

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Alex Fraser (politician)		 09 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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