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♂ James A. Watson
aliasJames A. Watson
Record
64209 · 11206

Gay (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 0 2
Birth 30 July 1961
Age 62 years + 8 months
First mandate 2 October 2003 → 20 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 14 years + 2 months ago (1 February 2010)
Special notes
None
 
James A. Watson (1961– )
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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
Ontario 6 3 30 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Garry J. Guzzo  m 
 
 
Eligible: 79,576 Votes: 49,437 Participation: 62.13% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5044(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 1/5 23,127 47.04% +2,850 Loser:
PC
 20,277 41.24% Garry J. Guzzo

Service: 4 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 82,397 Votes: 47,383 Participation: 57.51% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5249(F) — 27 Feb 2022 10:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/6 23,842 50.64% +8,871 Loser:
PC
 14,971 31.80% Mike Patton
After his election:
1 Feb 2010 48
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran municipally
Service: 2 years 3 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 86,809 Votes: 28,590 Participation: 32.93% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
39		 Ontario
4 March 2010
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14738(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
LIB
 12,353 43.45% Robert Chiarelli

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Jim Watson		 18 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Jim Watson		 18 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Watson (Canadian politician)		 18 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jim Watson		 18 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Feb 2024 13:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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