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♂ James K. Gordon
aliasJames K. Gordon
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 2 4
Birth 6 March 1937
Age 87 years + 1 month
First mandate 19 March 1981 → 43 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 44 years
 
Mandate ended 36 years + 7 months ago (9 September 1987)
Special notes
None
 
James K. Gordon (1937– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Sudbury, Ontario (1976–1981; 1991–2003)
Mun./Co. Council Espanola, Ontario (1965); Sudbury, Ontario (1971–1976)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 6 5 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Sterling Campbell  m 
⊕ Sharon M. Murdock  f 
 		 ⊖ Melville C. (Bud) Germa  m 
⊖ Elmer W. Sopha  m 
 
Eligible: 36,099 Votes: 24,928 Participation: 69.05% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14056(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
30
PC
 2/4 7,405 29.88% -2,540 Winner:
LIB
 9,945 40.13% Elmer W. Sopha
Eligible: 42,119 Votes: 26,418 Participation: 62.72% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12270(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
PC
 1/4 12,043 45.95% +3,991 Loser:
NDP
 8,052 30.72% Melville C. (Bud) Germa

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,112 Votes: 26,146 Participation: 60.65% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12395(F) — 6 Jul 2023 19:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/3 12,591 48.61% +5,581 Loser:
NDP
 7,010 27.06% Ernest St. Jean
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 48
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,471 Votes: 32,675 Participation: 67.41% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5668(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
PC
 2/4 10,158 31.26% -2,630 Winner:
LIB
 12,788 39.36% Sterling Campbell

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James K. Gordon		 16 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James K. Gordon		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Gordon (politician)		 16 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 08:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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