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♂ James Evans
aliasJames Evans
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 1 2 3
Total 1 3 4
Birth 18 January 1821 → 203 years + 3 months ago
Lived 59 years + 2 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 7 months
Death 20 March 1880 → 144 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 9 years after 20 March 1871
Special notes
None
 

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 3 6 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ David Glass  m 
 		 ⊖ Richard Tooley  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,170 Votes: 3,612 Participation: 86.62% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32641(F) — 22 Jul 2023 20:05 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 1,821 50.42% +30 Loser:
LC
 1,791 49.58% ? Taylor

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,211 Votes: 3,155 Participation: 74.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32724(F) — 22 Jul 2023 20:06 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 2/2 1,533 48.59% -89 Winner:
LC
 1,622 51.41% Richard Tooley
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,727 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18552(F) — 22 Jul 2023 20:05 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 1,837 49.29% -53 Winner:
CONS
 1,890 50.71% David Glass
Eligible: 5,646 Votes: 4,114 Participation: 72.87% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32806(F) — 22 Jul 2023 20:05 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 1,929 46.89% -256 Winner:
LC
 2,185 53.11% Richard Tooley

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Evans		 25 Nov 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Evans		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Evans (Ontario politician)		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 08:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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