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♂ James Herbert Matthews
aliasJames Matthews
Record
40175 · 7638

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 1 3 4
Birth 28 February 1883 → 141 years + 2 months ago
Lived 89 years + 6 months
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 62 years + 3 months
Death 3 September 1972 → 51 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 2 months after 26 June 1949
Special notes
None
 
James Herbert Matthews (1883–1972)
© Photo 1945 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 4 0 15

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James A. Byrne  m 
⊖ George E.L. MacKinnon  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas King  m 
 
Eligible: 14,312 Votes: 12,571 Participation: 87.84% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 British Columbia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22882(F) — 5 Jul 2023 20:57 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
57
CCF
 2/3 4,202 33.43% -193 Winner:
NATG
 4,395 34.96% George E.L. MacKinnon
Eligible: 1,953 Votes: 1,528 Participation: 78.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29518(F) — 24 Jul 2023 00:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
58
CFF
 2/3 487 32.06% -161 Winner:
LIB
 648 42.66% Thomas King
Eligible: 13,991 Votes: 12,786 Participation: 91.39% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23142(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
62
CCF
 1/5 4,712 36.85% +1,523 Loser:
LIB
 3,189 24.94% John J. O'Neill

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,842 Votes: 13,822 Participation: 77.47% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23403(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
CCF
 2/3 5,448 39.77% -98 Winner:
LIB
 5,546 40.49% James A. Byrne

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Herbert Matthews, M.P.		  8 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Herbert Matthews, député		  8 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Herbert Matthews		  8 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 May 2024 20:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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