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♂ James G. Currie
aliasJames G. Currie
Record
13902 · 11722

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 2 5
Birth 24 November 1827 → 196 years + 5 months ago
Lived 74 years
First mandate 21 March 1871 → 153 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 43 years + 3 months
Death 8 December 1901 → 122 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 6 months after 4 June 1879
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 8 1 21 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 2
LIB
 1 Speaker 44–45 21 Dec 1871 — 29 Mar 1873 1 3 8

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William Beatty  m 
⊖ Donald Robertson  m 
 		 ⊖ Daniel Near  m 
 
Eligible: 727 Votes: 556 Participation: 76.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32645(F) — 23 Jul 2023 01:42 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
LIB
 2/2 254 45.68% -48 Winner:
LC
 302 54.32% Donald Robertson
Eligible: 3,643 Votes: 2,225 Participation: 61.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32757(F) — 23 Jul 2023 01:49 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 1,182 53.12% +139 Loser:
LIB
 1,043 46.88% William Beatty
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 44
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 4,836 Votes: 3,360 Participation: 69.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32839(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 1,719 51.16% +78 Loser:
LC
 1,641 48.84% W. Buchner
After his election:
10 Jun 1875 47
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 4 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,836 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
2 July 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33085(F) — 21 Feb 2022 16:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 11 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,801 Votes: 3,857 Participation: 66.49% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32934(F) — 4 Sep 2023 10:50 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 1,891 49.03% -75 Winner:
LC
 1,966 50.97% Daniel Near

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James George Currie		 03 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James George Currie		 03 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Currie (politician)		 03 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Aug 2023 20:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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