John Charlton Kinchant

John Charlton Kinchant (1846 – November 26, 1923) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1899 to 1900 from the electoral district of Cariboo.[1]

John Charlton Kinchant
MLA for Cassiar
In office 1899–1900
Personal details
Born	1846 England
Died	November 26, 1923 (aged 79) Horley, Surrey, England
Political party	Opposition

Election results

7th British Columbia election, 1894

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Government	William Adams	147	21.33%	–	unknown
	Opposition	John Charlton Kinchant	95	13.79%	–	unknown
	Opposition	Robert McLeese	142	20.61%	–	unknown
	Government	Samuel Augustus Rogers	167	24.24%	–	unknown
	Government	Hugh Watt	138	20.03%	–	unknown
Total valid votes			689	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

8th British Columbia election, 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Opposition	Hans Lars Helgesen	218	28.76%	–	unknown
	Government	Joseph Hunter	173	22.82%	–	unknown
	Opposition	John Charlton Kinchant	195	25.73%	–	unknown
	Government	Samuel Augustus Rogers	172	22.69%	–	unknown
Total valid votes			758	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

1900 British Columbia general election: Cariboo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Conservative	Joseph Hunter	302	31.17	Y
	Conservative	Samuel Augustus Rogers	289	29.82	Y
	Progressive	Harry Jones	201	20.74
	Progressive	John Charlton Kinchant	177	18.27
Total valid votes			969

References