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♂ James R. McLachlan
aliasJames R. McLachlan
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Yukon 2 4 6
Birth 1 September 1943
Age 80 years + 8 months
First mandate 13 May 1985 → 39 years + 5 days ago
↳ at age 41 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 21 years + 6 months ago (3 November 2002)
Special notes
None
 
James R. McLachlan (1943– ) 200x239
© Photo 1985 Legislative Assembly, Yukon — Fair trade
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
Yukon 5 8 14 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. YT 26
LIB
 1 Party leader 42–45 10 May 1986 — 28 Feb 1989 2 9 18

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Maurice J. Byblow  m 
⊕ Dean Hassard  m 
 		 ⊕ Trevor Harding  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 384 Votes: 361 Participation: 94.01% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
26		 Yukon
13 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 27154(F) — 28 Feb 2022 10:27 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 1/3 142 39.44% +21 Loser:
NDP
 121 33.61% Sibyl A. Frei

Service: 3 years 9 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 506 Votes: 453 Participation: 89.53% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
27		 Yukon
20 February 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 27172(F) — 21 Jul 2021 13:44 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
45
LIB
 2/3 168 37.17% -26 Winner:
NDP
 194 42.92% Maurice J. Byblow
Eligible: 798 Votes: 679 Participation: 85.09% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
28		 Yukon
19 October 1992
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  YP  Minority
ID: 27188(F) — 21 Jul 2021 13:44 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 2/2 337 49.93% -1 Winner:
NDP
 338 50.07% Trevor Harding
Eligible: 248 Votes: 231 Participation: 93.15% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
30		 Yukon
17 April 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27226(F) — 28 Feb 2022 12:51 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
56
LIB
 2/2 53 23.04% -124 Winner:
NDP
 177 76.96% Trevor Harding
Eligible: 234 Votes: 197 Participation: 84.19% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
30		 Yukon
27 November 2000
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27243(F) — 21 Jul 2021 13:44 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 129 66.15% +63 Loser:
NDP
 66 33.85% Harold Boehm

Service: 1 year 11 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 808 Votes: 640 Participation: 79.21% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
31		 Yukon
4 November 2002
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  YP  Majority
ID: 27262(F) — 21 Jul 2021 13:44 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 2/3 181 28.28% -116 Winner:
YP
 297 46.41% Dean Hassard

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Jim McLachlan		  3 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jim McLachlan		  3 Jan 2024
EN Yukon Legislature Speaks
James (Jim) McLachlan		  3 Jan 2024

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