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♂ James S. Duff
aliasJames S. Duff
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 7 1 8
Birth 20 June 1856 → 167 years + 10 months ago
Lived 60 years + 4 months
First mandate 1 March 1898 → 126 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 8 months
Death 17 November 1916 → 107 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 18 7 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Archibald S. Currie  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 5,029 Votes: 2,936 Participation: 58.38% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33386(F) — 31 Dec 2022 10:09 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
COPA
 2/2 1,422 48.52% -87 Winner:
LIPA
 1,509 51.48% Archibald S. Currie
Eligible: 5,476 Votes: 3,605 Participation: 65.83% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33481(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LC
 1/2 2,015 56.05% +435 Loser:
LIB
 1,580 43.95% Archibald S. Currie

Service: 4 years 2 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,382 Votes: 2,484 Participation: 46.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33574(F) — 30 Dec 2022 16:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LC
 1/2 1,734 69.89% +987 Loser:
PROH
 747 30.11% A.B. Spencer

Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,501 Votes: 3,594 Participation: 65.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33676(F) — 30 Dec 2022 15:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 1/2 2,129 59.60% +686 Loser:
LIB
 1,443 40.40% J. Bernie

Service: 3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,942 Votes: 2,956 Participation: 49.75% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33864(F) — 10 Oct 2022 10:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/2 1,921 65.38% +904 Loser:
LIBT
 1,017 34.62% Joseph Akitt
After his election:
8 Oct 1908 52
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
12		 Ontario
23 October 1908
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33889(F) — 11 Oct 2022 13:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 1 month 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33974(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,599 Votes: 3,393 Participation: 73.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34085(F) — 29 Dec 2022 10:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/2 2,233 66.05% +1,085 Loser:
TEMP
 1,148 33.95% John Coburn
After his election:
17 Nov 1916 60
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
14		 Ontario
15 January 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34127(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
60		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. William T. Allen

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Stoddart Duff		 06 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Stoddart Duff		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Stoddart Duff		 06 Aug 2023

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