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♂ James Lyall Christie
aliasJames Christie
Record
11060 · 14577

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 5 0 5
Birth 9 June 1891 → 132 years + 11 months ago
Lived 61 years + 7 months
First mandate 16 June 1932 → 91 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 41 years
Death 19 January 1953 → 71 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
James Lyall Christie (1891–1953)
© 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 20 7 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Robin Parsons  m 
 		 ⊖ William Spinks  m 
 
Eligible: 3,657 Votes: 3,334 Participation: 91.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37342(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIBP
 1/2 1,795 53.84% +256 Loser:
CONS
 1,539 46.16% William H. Spinks

Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,130 Votes: 3,158 Participation: 76.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37392(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIBP
 1/2 1,629 52.06% +129 Loser:
CONS
 1,500 47.94% Roderick G. Hurton
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 49
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,094 Votes: 2,360 Participation: 57.65% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37438(F) — 15 Sep 2022 22:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIBP
 1/2 1,423 60.81% +506 Loser:
IND
 917 39.19% Roderick G. Hurton

Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,850 Votes: 2,333 Participation: 60.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37500(F) — 17 Sep 2022 08:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIBP
 1/2 1,434 62.24% +564 Loser:
PC
 870 37.76% Robin C. Parsons

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,803 Votes: 3,753 Participation: 64.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37537(F) — 17 Sep 2022 08:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIBP
 1/2 2,227 59.87% +734 Loser:
IND
 1,493 40.13% Pierre J.J.M. Deroche
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 59
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
19 Jan 1953 61
LIBP
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 2 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,627 Votes: 3,983 Participation: 70.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37587(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
61		 Successor:
LIBP
 1,785 45.39% Francis M. Ferg

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Christie, James Lyall		 15 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Christie, James Lyall		 15 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
James Lyall Christie (1891-1953)		 15 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Christie (Manitoba politician)		 15 May 2024

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