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♂ James Cleland
aliasJames Cleland
Record
11492 · 11841

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 2 4
Birth 10 June 1839 → 184 years + 10 months ago
Lived 68 years + 9 months
First mandate 5 June 1890 → 133 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 11 months
Death 11 March 1908 → 116 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 12 days after 28 February 1898
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 7 8 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ George M. Boyd  m 
 		 ⊖ David Creighton  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 6,145 Votes: 4,163 Participation: 67.75% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33154(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:37 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 2/2 2,058 49.78% -18 Winner:
LC
 2,076 50.22% David Creighton
Eligible: 6,285 Votes: 4,266 Participation: 67.88% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33247(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:14 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 2,312 54.44% +377 Loser:
LC
 1,935 45.56% David Creighton

Service: 4 years 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,572 Votes: 4,340 Participation: 66.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33336(F) — 31 Dec 2022 09:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/3 1,646 38.09% +213 Loser:
PP
 1,433 33.16% Charles Medcalf

Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,951 Votes: 5,306 Participation: 76.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33430(F) — 30 Dec 2022 18:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
 2/2 2,570 48.70% -137 Winner:
LC
 2,707 51.30% George M. Boyd

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Cleland		 02 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Cleland		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Cleland (politician)		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 17:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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