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♂ James Robert Stratton
aliasJames Stratton
Record
59377 · 11913

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Ontario 6 0 6
Total 7 1 8
Birth 3 May 1858 → 166 years ago
Lived 57 years + 11 months
First mandate 28 December 1886 → 137 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 7 months
Death 19 April 1916 → 108 years ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 6 months after 20 September 1911
Special notes
None
 
James Robert Stratton (1858–1916)
© Photo 1901–02 Men of Canada — 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
Canada 2 10 24
Ontario 18 0 5 Z
TOTAL 20 10 29

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John H. Burnham  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John Carnegie  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,191 Votes: 3,099 Participation: 73.94% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33195(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:57 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
28
LIB
 1/2 1,555 50.54% +33 Loser:
LC
 1,522 49.46% John Carnegie

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,657 Votes: 3,290 Participation: 70.65% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33288(F) — 31 Dec 2022 13:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
LIB
 1/2 1,925 58.58% +564 Loser:
CER
 1,361 41.42% John Carnegie

Service: 4 years 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,097 Votes: 3,828 Participation: 75.10% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33378(F) — 31 Dec 2022 10:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 2,280 60.00% +760 Loser:
LC
 1,520 40.00% H.C. Winch

Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,475 Votes: 4,493 Participation: 82.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33473(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 2,742 61.14% +999 Loser:
LC
 1,743 38.86% J.W. Garvin
After his election:
21 Oct 1899 41
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 Ontario
7 November 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33746(F) — 11 Oct 2022 13:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 6 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,674 Votes: 4,507 Participation: 79.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33566(F) — 30 Dec 2022 16:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 2,849 63.25% +1,194 Loser:
LC
 1,655 36.75% J.W. Miller

Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,500 Votes: 4,781 Participation: 73.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33666(F) — 30 Dec 2022 14:42 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
LC
 2,967 62.33% Thomas E. Bradburn
Eligible: 7,040 Votes: 5,392 Participation: 76.59% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20900(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 2,851 53.10% +333 Loser:
CONS
 2,518 46.90% John H. Burnham

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,846 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21128(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 2,902 49.64% -42 Winner:
CONS
 2,944 50.36% John H. Burnham

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Robert Stratton		 14 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Robert Stratton		 14 May 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Robert Stratton, M.P.		 14 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Robert Stratton, député		 14 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Robert Stratton		 14 May 2024

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