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♂ James L. Ilsley
aliasJames L. Ilsley
Record
29108 · 10141

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 3 January 1894 → 130 years + 3 months ago
Lived 73 years
First mandate 14 September 1926 → 97 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 8 months
Death 14 January 1967 → 57 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 2 months after 28 October 1948
Special notes
None
 
James L. Ilsley (1894–1967)
© Photo 1942 Yousuf Karsh — 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 22 1 10

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 18–19
LIB
 1 Minister 41–46 23 Oct 1935 — 07 Jul 1940 4 8 14
2. CA 19
LIB
 1 ✓ Minister 46 23 May 1940 — 07 Jul 1940 0 1 14
3. CA 19–20
LIB
 1 Minister 46–52 05 Jul 1940 — 09 Dec 1946 6 5 4
4. CA 19–20
LIB
 1 Minister 46–52 08 Jul 1940 — 09 Dec 1946 6 5 1
5. CA 19–20
LIB
 1 Minister 46–52 08 Jul 1940 — 09 Dec 1946 6 5 1
6. CA 20
LIB
 1 Minister 52–54 10 Dec 1946 — 30 Jun 1948 1 6 20
 1. National Revenue
 2. Post Office [Int]
 3. President of the Treasury Board [Finance]
 4. Finance
 5. Receiver General [Finance]
 6. Justice and Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Arthur D. Foster  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hiram Thomas  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ R.D. Caldwell Stewart  m 
 
Eligible: 24,978 Votes: 20,442 Participation: 81.84% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Nova Scotia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22105(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
LIB
 1/2 10,261 50.20% +80 Loser:
LC
 10,181 49.80% Arthur D. Foster

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,171 Votes: 21,006 Participation: 86.91% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Nova Scotia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22379(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 11,059 52.65% +1,112 Loser:
LC
 9,947 47.35% Arthur D. Foster

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 32,079 Votes: 22,933 Participation: 71.49% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22649(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/3 13,894 60.59% +6,628 Loser:
LC
 7,266 31.68% R.D. Caldwell Stewart

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,359 Votes: 24,612 Participation: 69.61% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Nova Scotia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22926(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 15,094 61.33% +5,576 Loser:
NATG
 9,518 38.67% Hiram Thomas

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,360 Votes: 25,944 Participation: 71.35% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Nova Scotia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23186(F) — 10 Sep 2022 16:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/4 14,445 55.68% +4,560 Loser:
PC
 9,885 38.10% Hiram Thomas
After his election:
28 Oct 1948 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 3 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,360 Votes: 28,518 Participation: 78.43% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Nova Scotia
13 December 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23377(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
PC
 14,057 49.29% George C. Nowlan

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
James Lorimer Ilsley		 10 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Ilsley, James Lorimer		 10 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Lorimer Ilsley, P.C., K.C., M.P.		 10 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Lorimer Ilsley, C.P., C.R., député		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Lorimer Ilsley		 10 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Lorimer Ilsley		 10 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Mar 2024 17:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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