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♂ Alexander D. Turnbull
aliasAlexander D. Turnbull
Record
62290 · 8650

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 2 3
Birth 26 August 1903 → 120 years + 8 months ago
Lived 89 years + 9 months
First mandate 15 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
Death 23 June 1993 → 30 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 41 years + 12 days 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 2 11 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James O. Quinn  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert E. Sommers  m 
 
Eligible: 12,789 Votes: 9,469 Participation: 74.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
29 November 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 30221(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
COAL
 2/2 4,622 48.81% -225 Winner:
CFF
 4,847 51.19% James O. Quinn
Eligible: 12,789 Votes: 10,577 Participation: 82.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29632(F) — 23 Sep 2022 12:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 5,910 56.30% +1,322 Loser:
CFF
 4,588 43.70% James O. Quinn
After his election:
19 Jan 1952 48
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,077 Votes: 11,818 Participation: 78.38% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29755(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/4 3,331 28.86% -648 Winner:
SC
 3,979 34.48% Robert E. Sommers

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Douglas Turnbull		 26 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Aug 2023 10:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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