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♂ James F. Garden
aliasJames F. Garden
Record
21983 · 13217

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 4 1 5
Total 4 2 6
Birth 19 February 1847 → 177 years + 2 months ago
Lived 67 years + 9 months
First mandate 9 June 1900 → 123 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 3 months
Death 8 December 1914 → 109 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 14 days after 24 November 1909
Special notes
None
 
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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 9 1 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
16 documented challengers
⊖ William J. Bowser  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John W.D. Farris  m 
⊖ Alexander Henderson  m 
⊖ Alexander H.B. MacGowan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph Martin  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ George A. McGuire  m 
⊖ Robert P. McLennan  m 
⊖ Charles E. Tisdall  m 
 		 ⊖ Francis L. Carter-Cotton  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hugh B. Gilmour  m 
⊖ Eugene T. Kingsley  m 
⊖ Robert Macpherson  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ George R. Maxwell  m 
⊖ Wm. Wallace B. McInnes  m 
⊖ Robert G. Tatlow  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Charles Wilson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 5,954 Votes: 10,636 Participation: 44.66% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28773(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:19 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
51
GOV
 5/8 1,157 43.51% -494 Winner:
OPPO
 1,651 62.09% Joseph Martin
Eligible: 7,940 Votes: 15,315 Participation: 48.22% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28815(F) — 23 Jul 2023 22:17 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
LC
 1/12 1,787 46.67% +330 Loser:
LC
 1,457 38.05% Charles Wilson
After his election:
10 Jun 1900 53
LC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
10 Oct 1900 53
IND
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 4 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,805 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 British Columbia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20278(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:11 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
53
CONS
 2/2 2,089 43.48% -627 Winner:
LIB
 2,716 56.52% George R. Maxwell
Eligible: 7,940 Votes: 3,562 Participation: 44.86% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
20 February 1901
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28835(F) — 23 Jul 2023 22:50 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
IND
 1/2 1,941 54.49% +320 Loser:
ILAB
 1,621 45.51% Robert Macpherson
After his election:
21 Feb 1901 54
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 2 years 6 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 7,378 Votes: 25,002 Participation: 75.01% Candidacies: 16
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28857(F) — 12 Feb 2023 15:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LC
 2/16 2,464 49.28% +918 Loser:
LIB
 1,546 30.92% Joseph Martin

Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,747 Votes: 30,173 Participation: 61.91% Candidacies: 17
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28910(F) — 19 Jan 2024 08:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 4/17 3,080 51.04% +764 Loser:
LIB
 2,316 38.38% Robert P. McLennan

Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,220 Votes: 51,316 Participation: 53.40% Candidacies: 15
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28949(F) — 19 Sep 2022 13:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
LC
 4,826 47.02% George A. McGuire

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Ford Garden		 09 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Garden		 09 Jan 2024

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