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♂ James H. Rooney
aliasJames H. Rooney
Record
53677 · 12420

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 4 5
Birth c. 1897 → 127 years ago
Lived ± 72 years
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age ± 52 years
Death 24 November 1969 → 54 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 3 months after 9 August 1953
Special notes
None
 
James H. Rooney (c.1897–1969)
© Photo 1949 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 4 1 12

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ F. Andrew Brewin  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ D. Roland Michener  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William Kashtan  m 
⊖ Douglas G. Ross  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 49,279 Votes: 30,407 Participation: 61.70% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22999(F) — 5 Jul 2023 22:17 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
±43
LIB
 2/2 14,816 48.73% -775 Winner:
NATG
 15,591 51.27% Douglas G. Ross
Eligible: 48,969 Votes: 30,454 Participation: 62.19% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23259(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
±48
LIB
 2/4 12,211 40.10% -179 Winner:
PC
 12,390 40.68% Douglas G. Ross
Eligible: 52,273 Votes: 34,063 Participation: 65.16% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23520(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±52
LIB
 1/3 14,000 41.67% +1,078 Loser:
PC
 12,922 38.46% D. Roland Michener

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,516 Votes: 23,901 Participation: 56.22% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23820(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±56
LIB
 2/5 9,223 39.28% -515 Winner:
PC
 9,738 41.48% D. Roland Michener
Eligible: 37,419 Votes: 23,656 Participation: 63.22% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24101(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
±60
LIB
 2/4 6,586 28.30% -6,657 Winner:
PC
 13,243 56.92% D. Roland Michener

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Hendrick Rooney, M.P.		 09 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Hendrick Rooney, député		 09 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Rooney (Canadian politician)		 09 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Rooney (homme politique canadien)		 09 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Mar 2024 20:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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