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♂ James W. Armstrong
aliasJames W. Armstrong
Record
1411 · 14381

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 5 0 5
Birth 14 January 1860 → 164 years + 4 months ago
Lived 68 years + 1 month
First mandate 7 March 1907 → 117 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 1 month
Death 26 February 1928 → 96 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 7 months after 17 July 1922
Special notes
None
 
James W. Armstrong (1860–1928)
© Photo 1921 Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — 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
Manitoba 15 4 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ David Wilson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 1,911 Votes: 1,425 Participation: 74.57% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Manitoba
7 March 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36905(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 743 52.14% +61 Loser:
CONS
 682 47.86% David Wilson

Service: 3 years 4 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,127 Votes: 1,734 Participation: 81.52% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Manitoba
11 July 1910
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36954(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 957 55.19% +180 Loser:
CONS
 777 44.81% William McKelvey

Service: 3 years 11 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,658 Votes: 2,182 Participation: 82.09% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Manitoba
10 July 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 37019(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 1,239 56.78% +296 Loser:
CONS
 943 43.22% Asberry Singleton

Service: 1 year 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,669 Votes: 1,638 Participation: 61.37% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37053(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 1,154 70.45% +670 Loser:
CONS
 484 29.55% Asberry Singleton

Service: 4 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,604 Votes: 2,474 Participation: 68.65% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37156(F) — 12 Sep 2022 18:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 1,327 53.64% +180 Loser:
FARM
 1,147 46.36% Wesley Lobb

Service: 2 years 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,058 Votes: 2,563 Participation: 63.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37204(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
PROG
 1,527 59.58% Albert D. McGregor

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Armstrong, James William		  4 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Armstrong, James William		  4 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
James William Armstrong (1860-1928)		  4 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
James William Armstrong		  4 Feb 2024

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