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♂ James Oswald Argue
aliasJames Argue
Record
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Irish-Canadian    Protestant   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 3 0 3
Birth 12 September 1888 → 135 years + 8 months ago
Lived 66 years + 5 months
First mandate 15 October 1945 → 78 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 1 month
Death 6 March 1955 → 69 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
James Oswald Argue (1888–1955)
© Photo Legislative Library, Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James H. Argue (1848–1927) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 9 4 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Robert E. Moffat  m 
 
 
Eligible: 4,208 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37491(F) — 17 Sep 2022 09:06 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
57
PC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,871 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37539(F) — 17 Sep 2022 09:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 61
PC
 →
IPC
 Changed allegiance ()
23 Apr 1953 64
IPC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,772 Votes: 3,473 Participation: 72.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37589(F) — 20 Mar 2022 21:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
PC
 1/2 1,862 53.88% +268 Loser:
LIBP
 1,594 46.12% Robert E. Moffat
After his election:
6 Mar 1955 66
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,772 Votes: 3,452 Participation: 72.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
27 June 1955
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37629(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
66		 Successor:
PC
 2,070 59.97% Albert E. Draper

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Argue, James Oswald		 11 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Argue, James Oswald		 11 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
James Oswald Argue (1888-1955)		 11 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
James O. Argue		 11 May 2024

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