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♂ James Armstrong
aliasJames Armstrong
Record
1412 · 5964

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 1 March 1830 → 194 years + 2 months ago
Lived 62 years + 10 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 3 months
Death 26 January 1893 → 131 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
James Armstrong (1830–1893)
© Photo — 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 10 7 5

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Duncan Macmillan  m 
 
 
Eligible: 4,714 Votes: 4,024 Participation: 85.36% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
28 January 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18947(F) — 21 Jan 2022 07:33 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 2/2 1,926 47.86% -172 Winner:
LC
 2,098 52.14% Duncan Macmillan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,490 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19385(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 1,678 67.39% +866 Loser:
IND
 812 32.61% John Rayner

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,150 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19477(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 1,782 56.57% +414 Loser:
CONS
 1,368 43.43% H. Gamble

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,188 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19829(F) — 22 Jan 2022 14:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 1,906 59.79% +624 Loser:
CONS
 1,282 40.21% Andrew G. Chisholm
After his election:
26 Jan 1893 62
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 10 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Ontario
22 March 1893
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20001(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
62		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Robert Boston

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Armstrong, M.P.		  4 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Armstrong, député		  4 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Armstrong (Ontario politician)		  4 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Feb 2024 17:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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