Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

James M. Forgie
aliasJames M. Forgie
Record
20434 · 12334

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 83%
 
Canada 5 0 5
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 5 1 6
Birth 31 October 1889 → 134 years + 6 months ago
Lived 79 years + 6 months
First mandate 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 63 years + 9 months
Death 3 May 1969 → 55 years ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 5 months after 7 November 1965
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 12 2 24

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
Ira D. Cotnam  m 
 
Stanley J. Hunt  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 18,378 Votes: 13,291 Participation: 72.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23
Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35070(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
58
LIB
2/3 5,487 41.65% -377 Winner:
PC
5,864 44.51% Stanley J. Hunt
Eligible: 20,907 Votes: 16,851 Participation: 80.60% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22
Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23813(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
63
LIB
1/2 9,360 56.29% +2,092 Loser:
PC
7,268 43.71% Ira D. Cotnam

Service:
3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,522 Votes: 19,530 Participation: 83.03% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23
Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24094(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
1/2 10,227 52.83% +1,095 Loser:
PC
9,132 47.17% Wallace J. Fraser

Service:
9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,522 Votes: 20,651 Participation: 87.79% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24
Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24360(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
LIB
1/2 10,425 50.48% +199 Loser:
PC
10,226 49.52% Stanley J. Hunt

Service:
4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,907 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25
Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24637(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
72
LIB
1/4 11,313 49.39% +1,965 Loser:
PC
9,348 40.81% Thomas P. Dodd

Service:
9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,328 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26
Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24901(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
73
LIB
1/4 11,580 49.64% +2,491 Loser:
PC
9,089 38.96% E. Mac Fraser

Service:
2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,871 Votes: 21,717 Participation: 83.94% Candidacies: 4
Federal
27
Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25170(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
76
Successor:
LIB
10,882 50.47% Leonard D. Hopkins

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Moffat Forgie
 6 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Moffat Forgie
 6 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Forgie
 6 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Forgie
 6 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 20:40 (but data presented dynamically)