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♂ James J. Hewitt
aliasJames J. Hewitt
Record
27316 · 13169

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 0 4
Birth 28 January 1933
Age 91 years + 3 months
First mandate 11 December 1975 → 48 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 36 years + 5 months ago (10 December 1987)
Special notes
None
 
James J. Hewitt (1933– )
© Photo 2019 Summerland Review — Fair trade
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 11 11 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Ivan C. Messmer  m 
 
 
Eligible: 29,733 Votes: 22,486 Participation: 75.63% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30117(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
SC
 1/4 10,784 48.30% +1,601 Loser:
NDP
 9,183 41.13% Yvonne J. Storey

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,429 Votes: 29,210 Participation: 76.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30167(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
SC
 1/3 13,739 47.56% +2,254 Loser:
NDP
 11,485 39.76% Bryan P. McIver

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,248 Votes: 34,735 Participation: 80.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35785(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
SC
 1/3 18,869 54.82% +4,401 Loser:
NDP
 14,468 42.03% Yvonne J. Storey

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,875 Votes: 61,451 Participation: 75.17% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35837(F) — 4 Mar 2022 22:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
SC
 1/7 18,204 59.25% +6,548 Loser:
NDP
 11,656 37.94% Eldon J. Harrop
After his election:
10 Dec 1987 54
SC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,875 Votes: 30,086 Participation: 73.60% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
8 June 1988
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35888(F) — 5 Mar 2022 08:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
NDP
 15,778 52.83% N.L. (Bill) Barlee

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Jim Hewitt		 28 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jan 2024 09:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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