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♂ James W. McLaughlin
aliasJames W. McLaughlin
Record
41978 · 11828

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 0 3
Birth 24 August 1840 → 183 years + 8 months ago
Lived 62 years + 11 months
First mandate 5 June 1879 → 144 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 9 months
Death 9 August 1903 → 120 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 13 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 10 11 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Harvey W. Burk  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,822 Votes: 2,786 Participation: 72.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32868(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 1,467 52.66% +148 Loser:
LC
 1,319 47.34% ? Colville

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,815 Votes: 2,815 Participation: 73.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32956(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 1,480 52.63% +148 Loser:
LC
 1,332 47.37% Harvey W. Burk

Service: 3 years 10 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,531 Votes: 3,343 Participation: 73.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33145(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 1,672 50.04% +3 Loser:
LC
 1,669 49.96% W.P. Power

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,580 Votes: 3,353 Participation: 73.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33238(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:10 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 1,694 50.76% William T. Lockhart

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Wellington McLaughlin		 24 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Wellington McLaughlin		 24 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Wellington McLaughlin		 24 Aug 2023

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