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♂ James A. McBain
aliasJames A. McBain
Record
40439 · 12118

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 30 May 1910 → 113 years + 11 months ago
Lived 78 years + 2 months
First mandate 22 March 1954 → 70 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 43 years + 9 months
Death 11 August 1988 → 35 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 9 months after 7 November 1965
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 11 7 13

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Harold E. Stafford  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 32,518 Votes: 22,501 Participation: 69.20% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Ontario
22 March 1954
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23937(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
PC
 1/2 11,821 52.54% +1,141 Loser:
LIB
 10,680 47.46% Harold S. Rodney

Service: 3 years 2 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 32,783 Votes: 25,032 Participation: 76.36% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24049(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/4 14,822 59.91% +7,542 Loser:
LIB
 7,280 29.42% James C. Hindley

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,783 Votes: 25,062 Participation: 76.45% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24315(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/4 17,146 68.41% +10,490 Loser:
LIB
 6,656 26.56% Peter Laing

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,618 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24592(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/4 12,569 45.51% +78 Loser:
LIB
 12,491 45.23% Harold E. Stafford

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,751 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24856(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/4 13,957 48.54% +1,047 Loser:
LIB
 12,910 44.90% Harold E. Stafford

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,952 Votes: 27,965 Participation: 82.37% Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25125(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
PC
 2/4 12,309 44.43% -1,034 Winner:
LIB
 13,343 48.17% Harold E. Stafford

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Alexander McBain, M.P.		 28 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Alexander McBain, député		 28 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Alexander McBain		 28 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Aug 2023 13:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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