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♂ Gordon Fulerton Gibson
aliasGordon Gibson Jr.
Record
22794 · 8631

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 3 3
British Columbia 2 0 2
Total 2 3 5
Birth 23 August 1937 → 86 years + 8 months ago
Lived 86 years + 2 months
First mandate 5 February 1974 → 50 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 5 months
Death 10 November 2023 → 5 months ago
Exit → Death 44 years + 9 months after 1 February 1979
Special notes
Often referred to as Gordon Gibson Jr.
 
Gordon Fulerton Gibson (1937–2023)
© Photo 2023 Vancouver Sun/The Province Obituaries — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ J. Gordon Gibson (1904–1986) Father  
⊖ John L. Gibson (1906–1986) Uncle  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 4 11 26 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 30
LIB
 1 Party leader 38–41 28 Sep 1975 — 18 Feb 1979 3 4 21

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Charles H. Cook  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Peter S. Hyndman  m 
 		 ⊖ John A. Fraser  m 
 
Eligible: 57,638 Votes: 44,367 Participation: 76.98% Candidacies: 6
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10168(F) — 5 Dec 2023 20:04 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
35
LIB
 2/6 14,549 32.79% -3,213 Winner:
PC
 17,762 40.03% John A. Fraser
Eligible: 25,010 Votes: 15,306 Participation: 61.20% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
5 February 1974
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30114(F) — 5 Dec 2023 20:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 1/5 4,736 31.11% +57 Loser:
SC
 4,679 30.74% Ronald C. Andrews

Service: 1 year 10 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 27,777 Votes: 19,979 Participation: 71.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30140(F) — 5 Dec 2023 20:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 8,836 44.74% +306 Loser:
SC
 8,530 43.19% Ronald C. Andrews
After his election:
1 Feb 1979 41
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 1 month 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,420 Votes: 24,225 Participation: 66.52% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30190(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
SC
 13,247 55.73% Angus C. Ree
Eligible: 56,836 Votes: 43,335 Participation: 76.25% Candidacies: 7
Federal
31		 British Columbia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4354(F) — 5 Dec 2023 20:04 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 2/7 14,377 33.18% -2,168 Winner:
PC
 16,545 38.18% Charles H. Cook
Eligible: 56,836 Votes: 44,105 Participation: 77.60% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 British Columbia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4072(F) — 5 Dec 2023 20:04 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 2/5 15,307 34.77% -1,467 Winner:
PC
 16,774 38.10% Charles H. Cook

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Gibson (politician, born 1937)		 14 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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