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♂ Franklin J.T. Mitchell
aliasFranklin J.T. Mitchell
Record
43815 · 8654

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 2 6
Birth 27 December 1925 → 98 years + 4 months ago
Lived 95 years + 8 months
First mandate 1 October 1951 → 72 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 25 years + 9 months
Death 15 September 2021 → 2 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 10 months after 21 October 1986
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 9 1 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Herbert J. Bruch  m 
⊖ Douglas H. Christie  m 
 		 ⊖ William N. Chant  m 
⊖ Lyle B.J. Kahl  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 11,965 Votes: 7,402 Participation: 61.86% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
1 October 1951
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 30223(F) — 23 Sep 2022 08:16 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
25
CFF
 1/5 2,837 38.33% +346 Loser:
IND
 2,491 33.65% Alfred C. Wurtele

Service: 8 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,965 Votes: 9,423 Participation: 78.75% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29737(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
26
CFF
 1/4 3,607 39.83% +1,313 Loser:
LIB
 2,294 25.33% Geoffrey I. Edgelow

Service: 11 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,386 Votes: 9,276 Participation: 74.89% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29788(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
27
CFF
 2/4 3,089 34.98% -175 Winner:
SC
 3,264 36.96% Herbert J. Bruch
Eligible: 33,785 Votes: 24,712 Participation: 73.14% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30129(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
49
NDP
 2/5 10,516 43.28% -121 Winner:
SC
 10,637 43.78% Lyle B.J. Kahl
Eligible: 34,792 Votes: 24,699 Participation: 70.99% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30179(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
NDP
 1/6 12,419 51.37% +2,607 Loser:
SC
 9,812 40.59% Lyle B.J. Kahl

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,600 Votes: 28,519 Participation: 75.85% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35798(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
NDP
 1/4 16,304 57.77% +6,119 Loser:
SC
 10,185 36.09% Brian Lightburn

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,276 Votes: 28,712 Participation: 75.01% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35850(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
NDP
 15,198 53.40% Munmohan S. (Moe) Sihota

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Frank Mitchell (politician)		 03 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Frank Mitchell (homme politique)		 03 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Sep 2023 07:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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