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♂ James Robinson
aliasJames Robinson
Record
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Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
British Columbia 1 1 2
Total 1 3 4
Birth c. 1834 → 190 years ago
Lived ± 70 years
First mandate 4 November 1871 → 152 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age ± 37 years
Death 28 January 1904 → 120 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 4 months after 10 September 1875
Special notes
Date of birth and death is an educated guess.
 

James Robinson (c.1834–1904)
No photo available
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
British Columbia 3 10 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Francis J. Barnard  m 
⊖ Thomas R. McInnes  m 
⊖ Robert Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John A. Mara  m 
⊖ Charles A. Semlin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Forbes G. Vernon  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 171 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
4 November 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28609(F) — 23 Jul 2023 15:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±37
IND
 2/6 35 61.40% +6 Loser:
IND
 29 50.88% George Coxon
After his election:
5 Nov 1871 ±37
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 6 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 362 Votes: 632 Participation: 58.20% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
15 October 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28631(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±41
IGOV
 6/7 59 27.96% -58 Winner:
IGOV
 117 55.45% Robert Smith
Eligible: 737 Votes: 699 Participation: 94.84% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 British Columbia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18989(F) — 23 Jul 2023 14:59 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±44
IND
 2/2 299 43.52% -89 Winner:
IND
 388 56.48% Thomas R. McInnes
Eligible: inc. Votes: 453 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
5		 British Columbia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19188(F) — 23 Jul 2023 14:59 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±48
IND
 2/3 109 24.06% -157 Winner:
CONS
 266 58.72% Francis J. Barnard

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Elections BC and the Legislative Library, An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986
(pp. 12, 22, 397, 504)		 09 Jan 2024
EN Find a Grave
Capt. James Alexander Robinson		 09 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Jan 2024 20:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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