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♂ James F. McGuigan
aliasJames F. McGuigan
Record
41404 · 11430

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 1 5
Birth 9 November 1923 → 100 years + 5 months ago
Lived 74 years + 3 months
First mandate 9 June 1977 → 46 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 7 months
Death 5 March 1998 → 26 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 6 months after 5 September 1990
Special notes
None
 
James F. McGuigan (1923–1998)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
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 13 2 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ John G. Ashton  m 
 		 ⊖ Patrick M. Hayes  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 33,007 Votes: 22,068 Participation: 66.86% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12087(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 10,038 45.72% +641 Loser:
PC
 9,397 42.80% Donald Luckham

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,487 Votes: 21,564 Participation: 64.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12213(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/3 10,115 47.08% +337 Loser:
PC
 9,778 45.51% Wesley Thompson

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 34,260 Votes: 21,517 Participation: 62.81% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12338(F) — 6 Jul 2023 20:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/3 11,616 54.36% +3,778 Loser:
PC
 7,838 36.68% Shirley McHardy
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 61
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 43,173 Votes: 28,195 Participation: 65.31% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5585(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/4 12,541 44.78% +1,063 Loser:
NDP
 11,478 40.98% Patrick M. Hayes

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 44,964 Votes: 30,360 Participation: 67.52% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5455(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
LIB
 2/4 9,968 33.10% -5,890 Winner:
NDP
 15,858 52.66% Patrick M. Hayes

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Fitzgerald McGuigan		 06 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Fitzgerald McGuigan		 06 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim McGuigan		 06 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Mar 2024 05:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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