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♂ James Aiken
aliasJames Aiken
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 1 1 2
Birth 22 July 1888 → 135 years + 9 months ago
Lived 86 years + 3 months
First mandate 27 July 1936 → 87 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 48 years
Death 4 November 1974 → 49 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 6 months after 21 April 1941
Special notes
None
 
James Aiken (1888–1974)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

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Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 4 8 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ David Best  m 
 
 
Eligible: 9,789 Votes: 6,041 Participation: 61.71% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37387(F) — 16 Sep 2022 22:26 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
48
ILCF
 1/4 2,411 40.76% +413 Loser:
CONS
 1,998 33.78% H.P. McPhail
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 52
ILCF
 →
CCF
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,768 Votes: 4,368 Participation: 44.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37433(F) — 14 Sep 2022 19:29 ET
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 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
CCF
 2/2 2,022 46.83% -274 Winner:
ANTI
 2,296 53.17% David A. Best

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Aiken, James		 16 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Aiken, James		 16 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
James Aiken (1888-1974)		 16 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Aiken		 16 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 May 2024 06:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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