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♂ James C. Dance
aliasJames C. Dance
Record
14300 · 11780

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 4 5
Birth 23 February 1855 → 169 years + 2 months ago
Lived 81 years + 6 months
First mandate 11 October 1888 → 135 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 7 months
Death 23 August 1936 → 87 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 46 years + 2 months after 4 June 1890
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 1 7 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Charles A. Brower  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Michael McKnight  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry T. Godwin  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
6		 Ontario
11 October 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33700(F) — 4 Sep 2023 09:47 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 1 year 7 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,344 Votes: 3,970 Participation: 74.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33239(F) — 4 Sep 2023 09:47 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
35
LIB
 2/2 1,920 48.51% -118 Winner:
LC
 2,038 51.49% Henry T. Godwin
Eligible: 5,244 Votes: 3,899 Participation: 74.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33328(F) — 4 Sep 2023 09:47 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 2/3 1,334 34.31% -366 Winner:
LC
 1,700 43.72% Charles A. Brower
Eligible: 5,130 Votes: 4,394 Participation: 85.65% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33613(F) — 4 Sep 2023 09:47 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 2/2 2,125 48.58% -124 Winner:
LC
 2,249 51.42% Charles A. Brower
Eligible: 10,969 Votes: 6,732 Participation: 61.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34278(F) — 10 Oct 2023 21:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
68
LIB
 2/3 1,918 28.66% -1,050 Winner:
LC
 2,968 44.34% Michael McKnight

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Charles Dance		 04 Sep 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Charles Dance		 04 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Charles Dance		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 09:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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