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♂ James William Baskin
aliasJames Baskin
Record
2970 · 12339

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 3 6
Birth 4 January 1920 → 104 years + 3 months ago
Lived 79 years
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 5 months
Death 8 January 1999 → 25 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 9 months after 7 April 1963
Special notes
None
 
James William Baskin (1920–1999)
© Photo — Public domain
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 5 9 24

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John J. (Joe) Greene  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James J. McCann  m 
 		 ⊕ Murray A. McBride  m 
 
Eligible: 19,035 Votes: 16,663 Participation: 87.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24095(F) — 26 Jan 2022 20:55 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
PC
 1/2 8,782 52.99% +991 Loser:
LIB
 7,791 47.01% James J. McCann

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,035 Votes: 17,407 Participation: 91.45% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24361(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 1/2 9,259 53.19% +1,111 Loser:
LIB
 8,148 46.81% D. Wallace Stewart

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,659 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24638(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/4 8,732 49.45% +478 Loser:
LIB
 8,254 46.74% Murray J. Daly

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,684 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24902(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
PC
 2/4 8,210 46.43% -555 Winner:
LIB
 8,765 49.56% John J. (Joe) Greene
Eligible: 19,837 Votes: 17,140 Participation: 86.40% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25171(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
45
PC
 2/3 7,505 44.10% -1,427 Winner:
LIB
 8,932 52.49% John J. (Joe) Greene
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,754 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9989(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
48
PC
 2/3 12,737 45.89% -419 Winner:
LIB
 13,156 47.40% Murray A. McBride

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James William Baskin, M.P.		 28 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James William Baskin, député		 28 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
James William Baskin		 28 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
James William Baskin		 28 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Apr 2024 02:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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