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♂ James W. Lyons
aliasJames W. Lyons
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 2 6
Birth 26 August 1878 → 145 years + 8 months ago
Lived 69 years
First mandate 25 June 1923 → 100 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 9 months
Death 10 September 1947 → 76 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 2 months after 18 June 1934
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ C. Harry Lyons (1900–1962) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 10 10 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James B. Cunningham  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Augustus D. Roberts  m 
 		 ⊖ Richard M. McMeekin  m 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LC
 1/3 2,839 43.27% +444 Loser:
LIB
 2,395 36.50% John McPhail
After his election:
16 Jul 1923 44
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
16		 Ontario
16 August 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34379(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 3 months 14 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 1/2 5,497 77.38% +3,890 Loser:
PROH
 1,607 22.62% James B. Cunningham

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,770 Votes: 8,130 Participation: 51.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34577(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/2 6,216 77.52% +4,413 Loser:
LIB
 1,803 22.48% Ernest De Courcy

Service: 4 years 7 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,621 Votes: 13,734 Participation: 77.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34698(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:59 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LC
 2/3 5,719 42.13% -1,811 Winner:
LIB
 7,530 55.47% Augustus D. Roberts
Eligible: 18,871 Votes: 14,610 Participation: 77.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34793(F) — 1 Sep 2023 21:32 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
59
LC
 2/3 6,488 44.99% -646 Winner:
LIB
 7,134 49.47% Richard M. McMeekin

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Lyons		 25 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Lyons		 25 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James W. Lyons		 25 Aug 2023

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