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♂ James B. Cunningham
aliasJames B. Cunningham
Record
13824 · 12616

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 2 3
Birth 28 September 1872 → 151 years + 7 months ago
Lived ± 68 years
First mandate 20 October 1919 → 104 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 47 years
Death c. 1941 → 83 years ago
Exit → Death ± 17 years + 6 months after 24 June 1923
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
Ontario 3 8 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William H. Hearst  m 
 		 ⊖ James W. Lyons  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 10,595 Votes: 7,691 Participation: 72.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34216(F) — 23 Jul 2023 10:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
ILP
 1/2 4,444 59.11% +1,370 Loser:
LC
 3,074 40.89% William H. Hearst
After his election:
1 Nov 1919 47
ILP
 →
LAB
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 8 months 4 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 15,339 Votes: 6,638 Participation: 43.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34343(F) — 8 Oct 2022 10:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LAB
 3/3 1,327 20.23% -1,512 Winner:
LC
 2,839 43.27% James W. Lyons
Eligible: 18,387 Votes: 7,164 Participation: 38.96% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34466(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
54
PROH
 2/2 1,607 22.62% -3,890 Winner:
LC
 5,497 77.38% James W. Lyons

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Bertam Cunningham		 03 Aug 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Bertram Cunningham		 03 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Bertram Cunningham		 03 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Bertram Cunningham		 03 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Aug 2023 20:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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