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♂ James Alexander Calder
aliasJames Alexander Calder
Record
8770 · 6736

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Saskatchewan 4 1 5
Total 5 1 6
Birth 17 September 1868 → 155 years + 8 months ago
Lived 87 years + 10 months
First mandate 13 December 1905 → 118 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 2 months
Death 20 July 1956 → 67 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 9 months after 22 September 1921
Special notes
None
 
James Alexander Calder (1868–1956)
© Photo The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Saskatchewan (1921–1956) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 9 5
Saskatchewan 11 7 6 Z
TOTAL 15 4 11

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 12–13
UNIO
 1 Minister 49–53 12 Oct 1917 — 20 Sep 1921 3 11 8
2. CA 13
UNIO
 1 ✓ Minister 50 18 Jun 1919 — 11 Aug 1919 0 1 24
3. CA 13
UNIO
 1 ✓ Minister 51 16 Jan 1920 — 23 Jan 1920 0 0 7
4. CA 13
NLCP
 1 Minister 51–53 10 Jul 1920 — 20 Sep 1921 1 2 10
 1. Immigration and Colonization
 2. Agriculture [Int]
 3. Militia and Defence [Int]
 4. Health [Privy Council]

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James B. Hawkes  m 
 		 ⊖ Albert E. Whitmore  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,672 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Saskatchewan
13 December 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 30640(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 872 52.15% +72 Loser:
PRP
 800 47.85% James B. Hawkes

Service: 2 years 8 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,739 Votes: 2,128 Participation: 77.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Saskatchewan
14 August 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31110(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
LIB
 2/2 1,031 48.45% -66 Winner:
PRP
 1,097 51.55% Albert E. Whitmore
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,355 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Saskatchewan
7 December 1908
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31119(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 1,101 81.25% +847 Loser:
PRP
 254 18.75% Hugh A. Green

Service: 3 years 7 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,598 Votes: 1,832 Participation: 70.52% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Saskatchewan
11 July 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31150(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 1,357 74.07% +882 Loser:
CONS
 475 25.93% James Nixon

Service: 4 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,049 Votes: 3,794 Participation: 75.14% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
26 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31224(F) — 9 Mar 2022 11:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 2,699 71.14% +1,604 Loser:
CONS
 1,095 28.86% Henry Leppington
After his election:
15 Nov 1917 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 4 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,812 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Saskatchewan
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21484(F) — 23 Jan 2022 21:50 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
UNIO
 1/2 8,866 75.06% +5,920 Loser:
OLAB
 2,946 24.94% James Somerville
After his election:
22 Sep 1921 53
NLCP
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 9 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,601 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
11 July 1918
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31310(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 1,495 57.48% George W. Sahlmark
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,416 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Saskatchewan
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21744(F) — 24 Jan 2022 08:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
PROG
 6,744 41.08% Robert M. Johnson

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
James Alexander Calder (1868-1956)		 23 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Alexander Calder, P.C., Senator, M.P.		 23 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Alexander Calder, C.P., sénateur, député		 23 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Calder, James Alexander 1868 – 1956 (p. 5)		 23 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Alexander Calder		 23 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Alexander Calder		 23 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Mar 2024 13:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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