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♂ James Simpson Ballantyne
aliasJames Ballantyne
Record
2491 · 13019

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth c. 1872 → 152 years ago
Lived ± 92 years
1st mandate 19 June 1934 → 90 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age ± 62 years
Death c. 1964 → 60 years ago
Exit → Death ± 20 years + 4 months after 3 August 1943
Special notes
None
 
James Simpson Ballantyne (1872–1964)
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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
Ontario 9 1 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ George Elliott  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert Taylor  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Huron
Elig. 18,312 Votes: 14,441 Partic.: 78.86%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34663(F) — 20 Sep 2023 20:14 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±62
LIB
 1/3 8,254 57.52% +2,281 Loser:
LC
 5,973 41.63% George A. Elliott

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Huron
Elig. 18,251 Votes: 13,947 Partic.: 76.42%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34758(F) — 20 Sep 2023 20:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±65
LIB
 1/3 7,042 50.86% +1,180 Loser:
LC
 5,862 42.34% Robert H. Taylor

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Huron
Elig. 17,680 Votes: 11,148 Partic.: 63.05% Can.: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34857(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:08 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±71		 Successor:
PC
 4,889 44.00% Robert H. Taylor
Huron
Elig. 18,269 Votes: 13,521 Partic.: 74.01%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34948(F) — 20 Sep 2023 20:14 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±73
LIB
 2/3 5,152 38.32% -1,929 Winner:
PC
 7,081 52.67% Robert H. Taylor

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Simpson Ballantyne		  3 Oct 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Simpson Ballantyne		  3 Oct 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Simpson Ballantyne		  3 Oct 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Simpson Ballantyne		  3 Oct 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Oct 2024 20:58 (but data presented dynamically)

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