♂ James F. Garden

Record
21983 · 13217
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 67%
 
British Columbia 5 4 1
Canada 1 0 1
Total 6 4 2
Birth Death Lived Died in office
19 February 1847
(177 years 2 months ago)
8 December 1914
(109 years 4 months ago)
67 years 9 months No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
British Columbia
Days years months days
3,321 9 1 4
Days years months days
3,197 8 9 2
Days years months days
124 0 4 2
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Electoral history
→ 6 recorded electoral participations
→ 7 electoral path points
 
→ 16 documented challengers:
 
William J. Bowser  m  (3 runoffs)
Francis L. Carter-Cotton  m  (2 runoffs)
John W.D. Farris  m 
Hugh B. Gilmour  m 
Alexander Henderson  m 
Eugene T. Kingsley  m 
Alexander H.B. MacGowan  m  (2 runoffs)
Robert Macpherson  m  (3 runoffs)
Joseph Martin  m  (3 runoffs)
George R. Maxwell  m 
George A. McGuire  m 
Wm. Wallace B. McInnes  m 
Robert P. McLennan  m 
Robert G. Tatlow  m  (3 runoffs)
Charles E. Tisdall  m 
Charles Wilson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Provincial
Ass.: 8
British Columbia Vancouver City
9 July 1898 Age:
51
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
General 5/8 GOV 43.51% 1,157 of 10,636 Elig.: 5,954 Parti.: 44.66%
Winner > OPPO 67.62% 1,798 (+641) Charles E. Tisdall  m  ( 32 )
ID: 28773(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:19 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 9
British Columbia Vancouver City
9 June 1900 Age:
53
→ New to this legislature
General 1/12 LC 46.67% 1,787 of 15,315 Elig.: 7,940 Parti.: 48.22%
Loser > LC 38.05% 1,457 (-330) Charles Wilson  m  ( 59 )
  Post-Election...
10 June 1900 > ?? LC IND Changed allegiance
10 October 1900 > ?? IND Vac. Resigned: Unsuccessfully ran federally
ID: 28815(F) — 23 Jul 2023 22:17 ET Service: 0 year 4 months 1 day (Oppo.) Exit from legislature →
Federal
Ass.: 9
British Columbia Burrard
7 November 1900 Age:
53
Failed to enter Parliament
General 2/2 CONS 43.48% 2,089 of 4,805 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Winner > LIB 56.52% 2,716 (+627) George R. Maxwell  m  ( 43 )
ID: 20278(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:11 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 9
British Columbia Vancouver City
20 February 1901 Age:
54
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
By-Election 1/2 IND 54.49% 1,941 of 3,562 Elig.: 7,940 Parti.: 44.86%
Loser > ILAB 45.51% 1,621 (-320) Robert Macpherson  m  ( 47 )
  Post-Election...
21 February 1901 > ?? IND GOV Changed allegiance
ID: 28835(F) — 23 Jul 2023 22:50 ET Service: 2 years 6 months 15 days (O & G)
Provincial
Ass.: 10
British Columbia Vancouver City
5 September 1903 Age:
56
Re-elected incumbent
General 2/16 LC 49.28% 2,464 of 25,002 Elig.: 7,378 Parti.: 75.01%
Loser > LIB 30.92% 1,546 (-918) Joseph Martin  m  ( 50 )
ID: 28857(F) — 12 Feb 2023 15:07 ET Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 11
British Columbia Vancouver City
1 February 1907 Age:
59
Re-elected incumbent
General 4/17 LC 51.04% 3,080 of 30,173 Elig.: 9,747 Parti.: 61.91%
Loser > LIB 38.38% 2,316 (-764) Robert P. McLennan  m  ( 45 )
ID: 28910(F) — 19 Jan 2024 08:09 ET Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 12
British Columbia Vancouver City
25 November 1909 Age:
62
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
General  
Successor > LC 53.02% 5,441 of 51,316 William J. Bowser  m  ( 41 )
ID: 28949(F) — 19 Sep 2022 13:12 ET
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