Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

James T. McIlmoyl
aliasJames T. McIlmoyl
Record
41443 · 13291

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 25%
 
British Columbia 1 3 4
Birth 24 August 1840 → 183 years + 8 months ago
Lived 92 years + 7 months
First mandate 22 May 1878 → 145 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 8 months
Death 27 March 1933 → 91 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 50 years + 8 months after 22 July 1882
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
British Columbia 4 2 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
Thomas B. Humphreys  m  (2 runoffs)
George A. McTavish  m 
James W. Tolmie  m 
 
Robert F. John  m 
William A. Robertson  m 
William F. Tolmie  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 443 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
1
British Columbia
26 February 1874
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28618(F) — 21 Oct 2023 16:32 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
33
IND
4/5 72 32.43% -36 Winner:
GOV
108 48.65% William A. Robertson
Eligible: 238 Votes: 309 Participation: 64.92% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
3
British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28649(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:52 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
37
OPPO
1/4 102 65.81% +40 Loser:
GOV
62 40.00% William F. Tolmie
After his election:
23 May 1878 37
OPPO
GOV
Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 2 months (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 264 Votes: 389 Participation: 73.67% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
4
British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28666(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:11 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
GOV
4/4 66 33.85% -44 Winner:
OPPO
110 56.41% Robert F. John
Eligible: 322 Votes: 251 Participation: 77.95% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5
British Columbia
30 June 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28697(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
47
OPPO
2/2 114 45.42% -23 Winner:
GOV
137 54.58% James W. Tolmie

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
James Thomas McIlmoyl
24 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Thomas McIlmoyl
24 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Aug 2023 08:09 (but data presented dynamically)