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♂ James P. Rankin
aliasJames P. Rankin
Record
51562 · 12299

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 30 April 1855 → 169 years ago
Lived 79 years + 1 month
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 5 months
Death 15 June 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 9 months after 8 September 1925
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 6 7 26

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Alexander F. MacLaren  m 
 		 ⊖ Hugh B. Morphy  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 8,700 Votes: 7,016 Participation: 80.64% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20897(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 3,514 50.29% +41 Loser:
CONS
 3,473 49.71% Alexander F. MacLaren

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,985 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21125(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 2/2 3,244 46.44% -497 Winner:
CONS
 3,741 53.56% Hugh B. Morphy
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,086 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21383(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
62
LL
 2/2 4,109 40.74% -1,868 Winner:
UNIO
 5,977 59.26% Hugh B. Morphy
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,729 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21639(F) — 24 Jan 2022 06:26 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
66
LIB
 1/3 6,030 40.94% +756 Loser:
NLCP
 5,274 35.81% Hugh B. Morphy
After his election:
8 Sep 1925 70
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,079 Votes: 14,111 Participation: 66.94% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21910(F) — 27 Jun 2023 15:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
70		 Successor:
LC
 7,386 52.34% David M. Wright

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Palmer Rankin, M.P., Senator		 03 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Palmer Rankin, député, sénateur		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Palmer Rankin		 03 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Sep 2023 13:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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