Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
Base → People → Search & Find → Full profile → James P. Wiseman

♂ James P. Wiseman
Record
65823 · 11377

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 20%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Canada 1 0 1
Ontario 4 1 3
Total 5 1 4
Birth 21 April 1949
Age 74 years + 7 months
First mandate 6 September 1990 → 33 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 28 years + 6 months ago (7 June 1995)
Special notes
No
 
Family link with other documented individuals
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 4 9 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
6 documented challengers
⊖ George L. Ashe  m 
⊕ Janet Ecker  f  (2 runoffs)
⊕ René J. Soetens  m 
 		 ⊖ L. Joseph (Joe) Dickson  m 
⊖ John M. Roberts  m 
⊕ Norah J. Stoner  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 58,228 Votes: 34,446 Participation: 59.16% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5580(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
NDP
 3/4 5,779 16.85% -10,954 Winner:
LIB
 16,733 48.78% Norah J. Stoner
Eligible: inc. Votes: 71,443 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3603(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
39
NDP
 3/5 12,751 17.85% -22,218 Winner:
PC
 34,969 48.95% René J. Soetens
Eligible: 71,468 Votes: 44,565 Participation: 62.36% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5450(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
NDP
 1/4 16,366 37.47% +1,982 Loser:
LIB
 14,384 32.93% Norah J. Stoner

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 84,476 Votes: 53,920 Participation: 63.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5313(F) — 20 Apr 2022 07:37 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
NDP
 3/4 9,444 17.63% -19,788 Winner:
PC
 29,232 54.58% Janet Ecker
Eligible: 83,039 Votes: 49,517 Participation: 59.63% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5154(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
50
NDP
 3/5 2,814 5.71% -25,847 Winner:
PC
 28,661 58.19% Janet Ecker

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Perry Wiseman		 30 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Perry Wiseman		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Jim Wiseman		 30 Jul 2023

© 2019, 2023 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 17:21 (but data presented dynamically)

© 2019-2023 :: PoliCan.ca
Given that electoral results are by their very nature public information, such data that can be found in PoliCan are considered to be in the public domain. However, unless indicated otherwise, all other elements — the concept of consolidating these data into a single format, the detailed research on each election, legislature and candidate, the organization and searchability of the data, the programming allowing the entry and maintenance of the data, as well as the analyses and explanatory articles found in this website — are the intellectual property of Maurice Y. Michaud.