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♂ James A. Taylor
aliasJames A. Taylor
Record
60325 · 11414

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 5 0 5
Total 5 1 6
Birth 2 May 1928 → 96 years ago
Lived 92 years + 3 months
First mandate 21 October 1971 → 52 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 5 months
Death 1 September 2020 → 3 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 11 months after 9 September 1987
Special notes
None
 
James A. Taylor (1928–2020)
© Photo 1979 Community Archives — licensed under CC0
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 15 10 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Keith O. MacDonald  m 
⊕ E. Kenneth Ranney  m 
 		 ⊖ Martin P. O'Connell  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 49,443 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10019(F) — 26 Dec 2022 01:02 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
40
PC
 3/3 12,477 25.24% -11,224 Winner:
LIB
 23,701 47.94% Martin P. O'Connell
Eligible: 25,680 Votes: 19,026 Participation: 74.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14151(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
PC
 1/3 9,995 52.78% +3,404 Loser:
LIB
 6,591 34.81% Barry Young

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,322 Votes: 21,807 Participation: 74.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12500(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 9,628 44.32% +733 Loser:
LIB
 8,895 40.95% Keith O. MacDonald

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,525 Votes: 20,758 Participation: 68.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12124(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 11,411 55.22% +5,652 Loser:
LIB
 5,759 27.87% Mary Kaiser

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 31,812 Votes: 19,464 Participation: 61.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12250(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 11,135 57.53% +4,338 Loser:
LIB
 6,797 35.12% Daniel Brady

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,953 Votes: 19,539 Participation: 57.55% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12375(F) — 6 Jul 2023 18:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
 1/3 10,170 52.44% +3,252 Loser:
LIB
 6,918 35.67% Herbert Mylks
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 57
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,673 Votes: 26,742 Participation: 61.23% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5647(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 11,961 45.02% Keith O. MacDonald

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James A. Taylor		 17 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James A. Taylor		 17 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
James A. Taylor		 17 Feb 2024

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