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♂ R. James Balfour
aliasR. James Balfour
Record
2452 · 318

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Canada 2 0 2
Birth 22 May 1928 → 95 years + 11 months ago
Lived 71 years + 6 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 5 months
Death 12 December 1999 → 24 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 6 months after 21 May 1979
Special notes
None
 
R. James Balfour (1928–1999)
© Photo Senate (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James Balfour (1867–1947) Grandfather  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Saskatchewan (1979–1999) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 6 18

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William Charles Beeching  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John Stratford Burton  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 54,657 Votes: 41,853 Participation: 76.57% Candidacies: 6
Federal
29		 Saskatchewan
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10385(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
PC
 1/6 17,781 42.48% +2,606 Loser:
NDP
 15,175 36.26% John S. Burton

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 54,657 Votes: 40,759 Participation: 74.57% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 Saskatchewan
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10649(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/6 15,030 36.88% +2,379 Loser:
NDP
 12,651 31.04% John S. Burton

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 54,420 Votes: 41,099 Participation: 75.52% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Saskatchewan
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4593(F) — 10 Mar 2022 13:00 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
NDP
 15,022 36.55% Simon L. De Jong

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Balfour, Q.C., Senator		 23 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Balfour, c.r., sénateur		 23 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Balfour (Canadian politician)		 23 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Mar 2024 12:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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