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♂ James A. Sangster
aliasJames A. Sangster
Record
54992 · 12914

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 1 4
Birth 19 November 1861 → 162 years + 5 months ago
Lived 75 years + 7 months
First mandate 25 June 1923 → 100 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 61 years + 7 months
Death 23 June 1937 → 86 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 0 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Angus McGillis  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Duncan A. Ross  m 
 
Eligible: 11,313 Votes: 6,139 Participation: 54.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34284(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 3,313 54.53% +550 Loser:
UFO
 2,763 45.47% Duncan A. Ross

Service: 3 years 5 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,082 Votes: 7,071 Participation: 63.81% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34407(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
LIB
 2/2 2,590 36.83% -1,852 Winner:
LC
 4,442 63.17% Angus McGillis
Eligible: 10,728 Votes: 6,565 Participation: 61.20% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34523(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
67
LIB
 1/2 3,290 50.34% +45 Loser:
LC
 3,245 49.66% Angus McGillis

Service: 4 years 7 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,298 Votes: 10,453 Participation: 68.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34651(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
72
LIB
 1/2 6,391 61.55% +2,398 Loser:
LC
 3,993 38.45% J. Villeneuve
After his election:
23 Jun 1937 75
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,066 Votes: 10,128 Participation: 72.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34746(F) — 27 Dec 2022 21:03 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
75		 Successor:
LIB
 6,737 67.20% Edmund A. MacGillivray

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Alexander Sangster		 22 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Alexander Sangster		 22 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Alexander Sangster		 22 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Oct 2023 10:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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