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♂ James H. Metcalfe
aliasJames H. Metcalfe
Record
43118 · 8655

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Ontario 4 1 5
Total 5 2 7
Birth 8 July 1848 → 175 years + 10 months ago
Lived 76 years + 5 months
First mandate 5 June 1879 → 144 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 10 months
Death 1 January 1925 → 99 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 6 months after 22 June 1896
Special notes
None
 

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
Canada 4 4 24
Ontario 12 6 24 Z
TOTAL 16 11 18

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William Harty  m 
⊖ Edward J.B. Pense  m 
 		 ⊖ William F. Nickle  m 
⊖ William Robinson  m 
 
Eligible: 2,874 Votes: 1,711 Participation: 59.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32890(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
LC
 1/2 955 55.82% +199 Loser:
LIB
 756 44.18% William Robinson

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,060 Votes: 1,834 Participation: 59.93% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32978(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LC
 1/4 951 52.69% +108 Loser:
LIB
 843 46.70% ? Gildersleeve

Service: 3 years 10 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,319 Votes: 3,512 Participation: 66.03% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33167(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LC
 1/2 1,853 53.57% +247 Loser:
LIB
 1,606 46.43% J.L. Whiting

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,626 Votes: 3,272 Participation: 58.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33260(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 1/2 1,629 50.45% +29 Loser:
LIB
 1,600 49.55% J.D. Thompson
After his election:
1 Jan 1892 43
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 6 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Ontario
28 January 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19947(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 4 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
7		 Ontario
29 February 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33715(F) — 22 Feb 2022 07:30 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. William Harty
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,190 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20105(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
LIB
 1,671 52.38% Byron M. Britton
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,480 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
15 January 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20491(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
53
CONS
 2/2 1,364 39.20% -752 Winner:
LIB
 2,116 60.80% William Harty
Eligible: 4,819 Votes: 4,105 Participation: 85.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33824(F) — 23 Feb 2022 20:10 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
59
LAB
 3/3 29 0.71% -2,186 Winner:
LC
 2,215 54.48% William F. Nickle

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Henry Metcalfe		 02 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Henry Metcalfe		 02 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Henry Metcalfe, M.P.		 02 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Henry Metcalfe, député		 02 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Henry Metcalfe		 02 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Henry Metcalfe		 02 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Sep 2023 16:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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