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♂ James Torrance
aliasJames Torrance
Record
61557 · 12802

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 3 September 1855 → 168 years + 8 months ago
Lived 67 years + 8 months
First mandate 25 January 1905 → 119 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 4 months
Death 11 May 1923 → 100 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 10 months after 13 June 1916
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 11 4 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John Brown  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ F. Wellington Hay  m 
 
Eligible: 8,090 Votes: 7,134 Participation: 88.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33663(F) — 30 Dec 2022 14:41 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LC
 1/2 3,712 52.21% +314 Loser:
LIB
 3,398 47.79% John Brown

Service: 3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,617 Votes: 7,147 Participation: 82.94% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33851(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LC
 1/2 3,688 51.87% +266 Loser:
LIB
 3,422 48.13% F. Wellington Hay

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,684 Votes: 6,698 Participation: 77.13% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33959(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LC
 1/2 3,523 52.79% +372 Loser:
LIB
 3,151 47.21% John Brown

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,496 Votes: 7,020 Participation: 82.63% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34070(F) — 29 Dec 2022 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/3 3,840 55.19% +1,117 Loser:
LIB
 2,723 39.13% Robert Robertson
After his election:
13 Jun 1916 60
LC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
14		 Ontario
10 July 1916
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34125(F) — 23 Feb 2022 21:17 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. F. Wellington Hay

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Torrance		 03 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Torrance		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Torrance		 03 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Sep 2023 06:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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