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♂ James W. Bettes
aliasJames W. Bettes
Record
4646 · 11757

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 2 3
Birth 17 October 1848 → 175 years + 6 months ago
Lived 77 years + 1 month
First mandate 30 October 1882 → 141 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 34 years
Death 29 November 1925 → 98 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 42 years + 9 months after 26 February 1883
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 0 3 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick G. Fauquier  m 
 		 ⊖ George F. Marter  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Ontario
30 October 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33116(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:42 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,847 Votes: 4,372 Participation: 74.77% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32992(F) — 7 Oct 2023 11:49 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
34
LIB
 2/2 2,078 47.70% -200 Winner:
LC
 2,278 52.30% Frederick G. Fauquier
Eligible: 4,004 Votes: 2,919 Participation: 72.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33181(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:49 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 2/2 1,342 46.16% -223 Winner:
LC
 1,565 53.84% George F. Marter

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Whitney Bettes		 27 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Whitney Bettes		 27 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Whitney Bettes		 27 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Jul 2023 21:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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