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♂ James A.M. Aikins
aliasJames A.M. Aikins
Record
321 · 6898

Anglican     ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Manitoba 0 1 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 10 December 1851 → 172 years + 5 months ago
Lived 77 years + 2 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 9 months
Death 1 March 1929 → 95 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 10 months after 15 April 1915
Special notes
None
 
James A.M. Aikins (1851–1929)
© Photo 1902 Representative Men of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ J. Somerset Aikins (1850–1911) Brother  
⊖ James C. Aikins (1823–1904) Father  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Manitoba (1916–1926)
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 6 23

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 14–15
CONS
 1 Party leader 63–64 13 May 1915 — 05 Jan 1916 0 7 23

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Stephen Clement  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,006 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Manitoba
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21029(F) — 23 Jan 2022 15:52 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
59
CONS
 1/2 4,436 55.41% +866 Loser:
LIB
 3,570 44.59% Alfred E. Hill
After his election:
15 Apr 1915 63
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran provincially
Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,575 Votes: 3,127 Participation: 87.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37042(F) — 6 Oct 2021 23:54 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
63
CONS
 2/2 1,213 38.79% -701 Winner:
LIB
 1,914 61.21% Stephen E. Clement
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,794 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Manitoba
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21287(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
UNIO
 11,465 89.61% Howard P. Whidden

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir James Aikins		  3 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Aikins, Sir James Albert Manning		  3 Mar 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Aikins, Sir James Albert Manning		  3 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Aikins, sir James Albert Manning		  3 Mar 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
James Albert Manning Aikins (1851-1929)		  3 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir James Albert Manning Aikins, K.C., M.P.		  3 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir James Albert Manning Aikins, C.R., député		  3 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Albert Manning Aikins		  3 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Albert Manning Aikins		  3 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Mar 2024 16:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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