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♂ James Washington Breakey
aliasJames Breakey
Record
7004 · 14383

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 7 1 8
Birth 25 December 1865 → 158 years + 4 months ago
Lived 86 years + 2 months
First mandate 10 July 1914 → 109 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 6 months
Death 27 February 1952 → 72 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 4 months after 14 October 1945
Special notes
None
 
James Washington Breakey (1865–1952)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — 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
Manitoba 29 2 10 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 18
LIB
 1 ✓ Party leader 64–65 03 Jan 1930 — 25 Jun 1931 1 5 22

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Samuel Forrest  m 
⊖ Wellington Rathwell  m 
⊖ Ainslie Young  m 
 		 ⊖ Evelyn Hetherington  m 
⊖ William Robson  m 
 
Eligible: 2,224 Votes: 1,984 Participation: 89.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Manitoba
10 July 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 37020(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 1,078 54.33% +172 Loser:
CONS
 906 45.67% Ainslie L. Young

Service: 1 year 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,125 Votes: 1,727 Participation: 81.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37054(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 1,091 63.17% +455 Loser:
CONS
 636 36.83% John Perdue

Service: 4 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,230 Votes: 2,294 Participation: 71.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37157(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 1,145 49.91% -4 Winner:
IF
 1,149 50.09% William Robson
Eligible: 3,329 Votes: 2,418 Participation: 72.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37205(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 1,468 60.71% +518 Loser:
PROG
 950 39.29% Wellington G. Rathwell

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,141 Votes: 2,337 Participation: 74.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Manitoba
28 June 1927
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37303(F) — 13 Aug 2022 14:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/3 1,072 45.87% +351 Loser:
PROG
 721 30.85% Samuel H. Forrest

Service: 4 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,032 Votes: 3,107 Participation: 77.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37353(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIBP
 1/2 2,020 65.01% +933 Loser:
CONS
 1,087 34.99% Arnaud E. Smith

Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,269 Votes: 3,032 Participation: 71.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37403(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIBP
 1/3 1,497 50.17% +742 Loser:
CONS
 755 25.30% Evelyn G. Hetherington
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 74
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,879 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37449(F) — 16 Sep 2022 07:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
75
LIBP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,635 Votes: 2,446 Participation: 67.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37489(F) — 17 Sep 2022 10:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
79		 Successor:
LIBP
 1,731 71.26% Gilbert H. Grant

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Breakey, James Washington		 12 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Breakey, James Washington		 12 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
James Washington Breakey (1865-1952)		 12 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Breakey		 12 May 2024

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