Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Joseph Badenoch Clearihue
aliasJoseph Clearihue
Record
11477 · 13734

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 25%
 
Québec 0 1 1
British Columbia 1 2 3
Total 1 3 4
Birth c. 1887 → 137 years ago
Lived ± 89 years
First mandate 1 December 1920 → 103 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 33 years
Death 6 August 1976 → 47 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 52 years + 1 month after 19 June 1924
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Badenoch Clearihue (1887–1976)
© Photo FindAGrave.com — Public domain
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 3 6 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
14 documented challengers
Herbert B. Anscomb  m 
Robert Connell  m 
Francis W.H. Giolma  m 
John Hart  m  (2 runoffs)
Reginald Hayward  m  (2 runoffs)
Boss Johnson  m 
John Oliver  m  (2 runoffs)
 
George Bell  m 
John Finnie  m 
Henry C. Hall  m 
James H. Hawthornthwaite  m 
Joshua Hinchcliffe  m  (2 runoffs)
Robert A. (Gus) Lyons  m 
Harold D. Twigg  m 
 
Eligible: 4,445 Votes: 1,953 Participation: 43.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12
Québec
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15619(F) — 1 Jun 2024 12:52 ET
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
±21
CONS
3/3 547 28.34% -282 Winner:
QLP
829 42.95% John T. Finnie
Eligible: 18,996 Votes: 53,936 Participation: 70.98% Candidacies: 19
Provincial
15
British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29240(F) — 1 Jun 2024 12:52 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
±33
LIB
4/19 4,551 33.75% +381 Loser:
LC
4,170 30.93% Alexander Stewart

Service:
3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,195 Votes: 51,675 Participation: 58.21% Candidacies: 16
Provincial
16
British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29284(F) — 1 Jun 2024 12:52 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
±37
LIB
8/16 3,498 27.08% -1,622 Winner:
LC
5,120 39.63% Robert A. (Gus) Lyons
Eligible: 24,061 Votes: 65,501 Participation: 68.06% Candidacies: 28
Provincial
18
British Columbia
27 November 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29426(F) — 1 Jun 2024 12:52 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±46
LIB
5/28 5,551 33.90% -56 Winner:
CFF
5,607 34.24% Robert Connell

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Joseph Badenoch Clearihue
 1 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Clearihue
 1 Jun 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Jun 2024 12:55 (but data presented dynamically)