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♂ James F. Lister
aliasJames F. Lister
Record
36421 · 5958

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 21 June 1843 → 180 years + 10 months ago
Lived 58 years + 7 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 11 months
Death 9 February 1902 → 122 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 7 months after 21 June 1898
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 15 11 28

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ W. John Hanna  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,963 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19384(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 1,652 55.75% +341 Loser:
IND
 1,311 44.25% A.C. Clark

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,112 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19467(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 2,335 56.79% +558 Loser:
CONS
 1,777 43.21% William H. McMahan

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,130 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19819(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 2,364 57.24% +598 Loser:
CONS
 1,766 42.76% Frank Smith

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,451 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20107(F) — 22 Jan 2022 21:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 2,365 53.13% +1,157 Loser:
PRPR
 1,208 27.14% Archibald C. Dewar
After his election:
21 Jun 1898 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,734 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
14 December 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20262(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 2,365 63.34% Thomas G. Johnston

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Frederick Lister, M.P.		 24 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Frederick Lister, député		 24 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Frederick Lister		 24 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Aug 2023 10:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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