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♂ James S. Ballantyne
aliasJames S. Ballantyne
Record
2491 · 13019

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth c. 1872 → 152 years ago
Lived ± 92 years
First mandate 19 June 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age ± 62 years
Death c. 1964 → 60 years ago
Exit → Death ± 20 years + 4 months after 3 August 1943
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 9 1 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ George A. Elliott  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert H. Taylor  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 18,312 Votes: 14,441 Participation: 78.86% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34663(F) — 20 Sep 2023 20:14 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±62
LIB
 1/3 8,254 57.52% +2,281 Loser:
LC
 5,973 41.63% George A. Elliott

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,251 Votes: 13,947 Participation: 76.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34758(F) — 20 Sep 2023 20:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±65
LIB
 1/3 7,042 50.86% +1,180 Loser:
LC
 5,862 42.34% Robert H. Taylor

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,680 Votes: 11,148 Participation: 63.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34857(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:08 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±71		 Successor:
PC
 4,889 44.00% Robert H. Taylor
Eligible: 18,269 Votes: 13,521 Participation: 74.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34948(F) — 20 Sep 2023 20:14 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±73
LIB
 2/3 5,152 38.32% -1,929 Winner:
PC
 7,081 52.67% Robert H. Taylor

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Simpson Ballantyne		 20 Sep 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Simpson Ballantyne		 20 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Simpson Ballantyne		 20 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Sep 2023 20:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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