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♂ James W. Rutherford
aliasJames W. Rutherford
Record
54472 · 11045

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 22 August 1875 → 148 years + 8 months ago
Lived 63 years + 6 months
First mandate 14 September 1926 → 97 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 51 years
Death 27 February 1939 → 85 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

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 12 5 11

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Alexander D. Chaplin  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 28,757 Votes: 20,690 Participation: 71.95% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21887(F) — 27 Jun 2023 14:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 2/3 7,833 37.86% -563 Winner:
LC
 8,396 40.58% Alexander D. Chaplin
Eligible: 28,757 Votes: 22,893 Participation: 79.61% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22139(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 12,315 53.79% +1,737 Loser:
LC
 10,578 46.21% Alexander D. Chaplin

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,006 Votes: 22,944 Participation: 79.10% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22413(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 12,179 53.08% +1,414 Loser:
LC
 10,765 46.92% Calvert S. Stonehouse

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,576 Votes: 18,869 Participation: 63.80% Candidacies: 2
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22685(F) — 25 Jan 2022 22:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 11,281 59.79% +3,693 Loser:
REC
 7,588 40.21% Frederick A. Leverton
After his election:
27 Feb 1939 63
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,576 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
18		 Ontario
11 December 1939
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22856(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
63		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Arthur L. Thompson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Warren Rutherford, M.P.		 22 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Warren Rutherford, député		 22 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Rutherford (Canadian politician)		 22 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Aug 2023 12:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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