♂ Ralph Smith

Record
57701 · 6822

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate

Deceased

Performance: 70%

	∑	✓	✗
British Columbia	6	4	2
Canada	4	3	1
Total	10	7	3

Birth	Death	Lived	Died in office
8 August 1858 (165 years 8 months ago)	12 February 1917 (107 years 2 months ago)	58 years 6 months	Yes

Family tie with other documented individual

Who	...is/was his	Note
Mary Ellen S. Smith (1861–1933)	Spouse

Service in elected office

Legislature

Total

Government

Opposition

British Columbia

Days	years	months	days
951	2	7	6

Days	years	months	days
129	0	4	6

Days	years	months	days
822	2	3	0

Canada

Days	years	months	days
3,967	10	10	11

Days	years	months	days
3,967	10	10	11

Days	years	months	days
0	0	0	0

Total > 

Days	years	months	days
4,918	13	5	18

Days	years	months	days
4,096	11	2	17

Days	years	months	days
822	2	3	0

The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.

Electoral history

→ 10 recorded electoral participations → 12 electoral path points					→ 15 documented challengers:			William J. Bowser m (2 runoffs) John Bryden m John S. Cowper m John W.D. Farris m James H. Hawthornthwaite m Malcolm A. MacDonald m (2 runoffs) Alexander H.B. MacGowan m (2 runoffs) George A. McGuire m (2 runoffs) John W. McIntosh m William A. Pritchard m Francis H. Shepherd m (2 runoffs) William Sloan m Charles E. Tisdall m (2 runoffs) William W. Walkem m Henry H. Watson m
Provincial Ass.: 7	British Columbia	North Nanaimo
	7 July 1894	Age: 35	Defeated but elected later to this legislature
General			✗	2/2	LAB	25.27%	139 of 550	Elig.: 702	Parti.: 78.35%
			Winner >		GOV	74.73%	411 (+272)	John Bryden m ( 60 )
ID: 28735(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
Provincial Ass.: 8	British Columbia	South Nanaimo
	9 July 1898	Age: 39	→ New to this legislature
General			✓	1/2	LAB	78.46%	193 of 246	Elig.: 321	Parti.: 76.64%
			Loser >		GOV	21.54%	53 (-140)	William W. Walkem m ( 48 )
ID: 28771(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET		Service: 1 year 10 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Provincial Ass.: 9	British Columbia	Nanaimo City
	9 June 1900	Age: 41	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	1/2	LAB	89.87%	763 of 849	Elig.: 1,344	Parti.: 63.17%
			Loser >		GOV	10.13%	86 (-677)	James S. Yates m
		Post-Election...
10 October 1900 >		??	LAB	→	Vac.	Resigned: Successfully ran federally
ID: 28809(F) — 2 Mar 2022 21:35 ET		Service: 0 year 4 months 1 day (Oppo.)						Exit from legislature →
Federal Ass.: 9	British Columbia	Vancouver
	7 November 1900	Age: 42	→ New to Parliament
General			✓	1/3	LIB	42.49%	1,256 of 2,956	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Loser >		CONS	29.36%	868 (-388)	Clive P. Wolley m
ID: 20280(F) — 28 Aug 2022 22:23 ET		Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Provincial Ass.: 9	British Columbia	Nanaimo City
	20 February 1901	Age: 42	Incumbent did not run in this election
By-Election
			Successor >		ILAB	0.00%	0 of 0	James H. Hawthornthwaite m ( 38 )
ID: 28834(F) — 12 Aug 2023 21:18 ET
Federal Ass.: 10	British Columbia	Nanaimo
	3 November 1904	Age: 46	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	1/3	LIB	43.31%	1,392 of 3,214	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Loser >		CONS	34.38%	1,105 (-287)	Clive P. Wolley m
ID: 20667(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET		Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Federal Ass.: 11	British Columbia	Nanaimo
	26 October 1908	Age: 50	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	1/3	LIB	36.08%	1,494 of 4,141	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Loser >		CONS	32.24%	1,335 (-159)	Francis H. Shepherd m ( 51 )
ID: 20786(F) — 12 Aug 2023 21:18 ET		Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Federal Ass.: 12	British Columbia	Nanaimo
	21 September 1911	Age: 53	Defeated incumbent						Exit from legislature →
General			✗	2/2	LIB	41.79%	1,750 of 4,188	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Winner >		CONS	58.21%	2,438 (+688)	Francis H. Shepherd m ( 53 )
ID: 21024(F) — 5 Jul 2023 11:45 ET
Provincial Ass.: 13	British Columbia	Vancouver City
	28 March 1912	Age: 53	Failed comeback to this legislature
General			✗	6/16	LIB	35.18%	3,257 of 46,285	Elig.: 20,393	Parti.: 45.39%
			Winner >		LC	55.24%	5,114 (+1,857)	George A. McGuire m ( 40 )
ID: 28985(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:57 ET
Provincial Ass.: 14	British Columbia	Vancouver City
	14 September 1916	Age: 58	→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
General			✓	2/19	LIB	50.82%	8,106 of 95,705	Elig.: 27,578	Parti.: 57.84%
			Loser >		LIB	43.92%	7,005 (-1,101)	Patrick Donnelly m
		Post-Election...
29 November 1916 >		??	LIB	→	Vac.	Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
ID: 29023(F) — 3 Mar 2022 08:12 ET		Service: 0 year 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Provincial Ass.: 14	British Columbia	Vancouver City
	21 December 1916	Age: 58	Re-elected incumbent
By-Election			✓	1/3	LIB	90.45%	7,406 of 16,375	Elig.: 27,578	Parti.: 29.69%
			Loser >		ILIB	47.73%	3,908 (-3,498)	Donald E. McTaggart m
		Post-Election...
12 February 1917 >		??	LIB	→	Vac.	Died in office
ID: 29033(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:52 ET		Service: 0 year 1 month 22 days (Gov't)						Exit from legislature →
Provincial Ass.: 14	British Columbia	Vancouver City
	24 January 1918	Age: 58	Deceased
By-Election
			Successor >		IND	58.62%	9,356 of 15,960	Mary Ellen S. Smith f ( 56 )
ID: 29045(F) — 23 Jul 2023 22:54 ET

→ 6 online biographical references
Lg	Hyperlink	Retrieved on
EN	Dictionary of Canadian Biography: Smith, Ralph	9 Mar 2024
FR	Dictionnaire biographique du Canada: Smith, Ralph	9 Mar 2024
EN	Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): Ralph Smith, M.P.	9 Mar 2024
FR	Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): Ralph Smith, député	9 Mar 2024
FR	Wikipédia: Ralph Smith (homme politique canadien)	9 Mar 2024
EN	Wikipedia: Ralph Smith (Canadian politician)	9 Mar 2024

Rev.: 09 Mar 2024 @ 11:47 ET

Gen.: 20 Apr 2024 @ 10:19 ET