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♂ James A. Renwick
aliasJames A. Renwick
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 6 1 7
Birth 29 November 1917 → 106 years + 5 months ago
Lived 66 years + 11 months
First mandate 10 September 1964 → 59 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 9 months
Death 28 November 1984 → 39 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
James A. Renwick (1917–1984)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Margaret P. Renwick (1923–2012) Spouse
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 20 2 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Dennis P. Drainville  m 
⊖ Stanley J. Randall  m 
 		 ⊖ Gordon F. Massie  m 
⊖ Charles B. Templeton  m 
 
Eligible: 31,611 Votes: 19,004 Participation: 60.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35513(F) — 24 Dec 2022 17:01 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
NDP
 2/3 5,252 27.93% -4,456 Winner:
PC
 9,708 51.64% Stanley J. Randall
Eligible: 29,307 Votes: 18,938 Participation: 64.62% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Ontario
10 September 1964
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35522(F) — 5 Nov 2022 19:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
NDP
 1/4 7,326 38.68% +1,544 Loser:
PC
 5,782 30.53% Kenneth Waters

Service: 3 years 1 month 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,500 Votes: 20,137 Participation: 60.11% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14041(F) — 10 Oct 2022 12:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
NDP
 1/4 10,716 53.96% +4,549 Loser:
PC
 6,167 31.05% Ying Hope

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,012 Votes: 22,773 Participation: 65.04% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14156(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
NDP
 1/4 11,132 49.27% +2,518 Loser:
PC
 8,614 38.12% J.J. Richard

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,811 Votes: 18,325 Participation: 59.48% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12505(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
NDP
 1/7 9,133 50.27% +4,268 Loser:
PC
 4,865 26.78% Richard Perdue

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,954 Votes: 17,491 Participation: 56.51% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12129(F) — 2 Oct 2021 14:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
NDP
 1/6 9,639 55.79% +5,350 Loser:
PC
 4,289 24.83% Nola Crewe

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,602 Votes: 14,689 Participation: 49.62% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12255(F) — 26 Feb 2022 18:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
NDP
 1/5 6,770 46.73% +2,682 Loser:
PC
 4,088 28.22% Peter Hesky
After his election:
28 Nov 1984 66
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 8 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,033 Votes: 19,145 Participation: 61.69% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12380(F) — 6 Jul 2023 12:53 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
66		 Successor:
NDP
 9,869 52.16% David R. Reville

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Alexander Renwick		 20 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Alexander Renwick		 20 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Renwick (politician)		 20 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jim Renwick (homme politique)		 20 Feb 2024

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