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♂ Arthur J.R. Ash
aliasArthur J.R. Ash
Record
1635 · 8647

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 2 4
Birth 30 September 1906 → 117 years + 6 months ago
Lived 81 years + 3 months
First mandate 23 February 1948 → 76 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 4 months
Death 15 January 1988 → 36 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 7 months after 11 June 1952
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 4 3 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Colin Cameron  m 
⊖ John D. Tisdalle  m 
 		 ⊖ Frank Snowsell  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 20,257 Votes: 11,274 Participation: 55.65% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
23 February 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 30220(F) — 23 Sep 2022 12:20 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 1/5 5,942 52.71% +1,537 Loser:
CFF
 4,405 39.07% Colin Cameron

Service: 1 year 3 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,257 Votes: 15,524 Participation: 76.64% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29633(F) — 23 Sep 2022 12:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/3 9,998 66.14% +5,352 Loser:
CFF
 4,646 30.73% Martin A. Neilson
After his election:
19 Jan 1952 45
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,061 Votes: 17,838 Participation: 77.35% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29756(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LIB
 2/4 4,964 28.89% -899 Winner:
CFF
 5,863 34.12% Frank Snowsell
Eligible: 22,868 Votes: 17,569 Participation: 76.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29807(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 3/4 4,256 25.09% -2,425 Winner:
SC
 6,681 39.38% John D. Tisdalle

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Arthur James Richard Ash		 30 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Arthur James Richard Ash		 30 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Aug 2023 09:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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