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♂ John M. James
aliasJohn M. James
Record
29551 · 12204

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 17 January 1911 → 113 years + 3 months ago
Lived 88 years + 9 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 5 months
Death 20 October 1999 → 24 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 42 years + 4 months after 9 June 1957
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 7 11 11

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Charles E. Stephenson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ R. Percy Vivian  m 
 
Eligible: 18,155 Votes: 14,911 Participation: 82.13% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23464(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 6,907 46.66% +431 Loser:
PC
 6,476 43.75% Charles E. Stephenson

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,369 Votes: 14,594 Participation: 75.35% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23765(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/3 6,684 46.22% +180 Loser:
PC
 6,504 44.98% Charles E. Stephenson

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,527 Votes: 16,674 Participation: 81.23% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24047(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 2/4 6,829 41.45% -502 Winner:
PC
 7,331 44.49% R. Percy Vivian

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Mason James		 17 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Mason James		 17 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John James (Canadian politician)		 17 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
John James (homme politique canadien)		 17 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Aug 2023 22:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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