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♂ James Lester Douglas
aliasJames Douglas
Record
16756 · 5432

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 29 November 1881 → 142 years + 11 months ago
Lived 68 years + 10 months
1st mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 3 months
Death 30 September 1950 → 74 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
James Lester Douglas (1881–1950)
© Photo 1949 House of Commons (Canada) — 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
Canada 10 6 2

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Angus MacLean  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Chester McLure  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Cyrus Macmillan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Cecil Miller  m 
 
Queen's
Elig. 24,397 Votes: 39,102 Partic.: 80.14%
 !!! 
 Can.: 4
Federal
19		 Prince Edward Island
26 March 1940
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23016(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
LIB
 2/4 10,411 53.25% +1,205 Loser:
NATG
 9,206 47.09% John O. Hyndman

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Queen's
Elig. 24,540 Votes: 38,618 Partic.: 78.68%
 !!! 
 Can.: 6
Federal
20		 Prince Edward Island
11 June 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23276(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/6 9,570 49.56% +357 Loser:
PC
 9,213 47.71% J. Angus MacLean

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Queen's
Elig. 25,505 Votes: 41,627 Partic.: 81.61%
 !!! 
 Can.: 5
Federal
21		 Prince Edward Island
27 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23537(F) — 25 Dec 2023 23:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 2/5 10,652 51.18% +636 Loser:
PC
 10,016 48.12% J. Angus MacLean
After his election:
30 Sep 1950 68
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 3 months 3 days (Gov't)
Queen's
Elig. 25,505 Votes: 18,627 Partic.: 73.03%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
21		 Prince Edward Island
25 June 1951
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23663(F) — 25 Dec 2023 23:35 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
68		 Successor:
PC
 9,540 51.22% J. Angus MacLean

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Lester Douglas		 28 Sep 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Lester Douglas		 28 Sep 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Lester Douglas		 28 Sep 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Sep 2024 13:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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