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♂ James I. Davidson
aliasJames I. Davidson
Record
14521 · 12000

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 18 June 1818 → 205 years + 10 months ago
Lived 83 years + 7 months
First mandate 5 March 1891 → 133 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 72 years + 8 months
Death 15 February 1902 → 122 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 1 month after 15 January 1892
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
Canada 0 10 11

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William Smith  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,051 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19838(F) — 22 Jan 2022 14:37 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
72
LIB
 1/2 2,042 50.41% +33 Loser:
CONS
 2,009 49.59% William Smith
After his election:
15 Jan 1892 73
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 10 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Ontario
20 February 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19964(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
73		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. William Smith

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Ironside Davidson, M.P.		 05 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Ironside Davidson, député		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Ironside Davidson		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 10:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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