Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
♂ James Atkinson Abrams
aliasJames Abrams
Record
86 · 13296
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate |
Deceased |
Performance: 100%
| |
✓ |
✗ |
∑ |
| British Columbia |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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| Birth |
11 November 1844 → 179 years + 5 months ago |
| Lived |
69 years + 5 months |
| First mandate |
22 May 1878 → 145 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 6 months |
| Death |
24 April 1914 → 110 years ago |
| Exit → Death |
31 years + 9 months after 22 July 1882 |
| Special notes |
None
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James Atkinson Abrams (1844–1914)
No photo available |
| Family tie with other documented individual |
None
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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 |
| Eligible: |
533 |
Votes: |
351 |
Participation: |
65.85% |
Candidacies: |
2 |
|
Provincial
3 |
British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post |
| Gov't |
GOV  |
| ID: 28646(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:23 ET |
|
✓ |
→ New to this legislature |
Age
33 |
OPPO |
1/2 |
184 |
52.42% |
+17 |
Loser: |
GOV |
167 |
47.58% |
David W. Gordon |
| After his election: |
| 23 May 1878 |
33 |
OPPO |
→ |
GOV |
Changed allegiance (joined government) |
|
| Service: 4 years 2 months (Oppo. & Gov't) |
|
| Eligible: |
553 |
Votes: |
770 |
Participation: |
69.62% |
Candidacies: |
5 |
|
Provincial
4 |
British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2) |
| Gov't |
GOV |
| ID: 28663(F) — 26 Jul 2023 22:23 ET |
|
— |
Incumbent did not run in this election → |
Age
37 |
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Successor: |
OPPO |
185 |
48.05% |
William Raybould |
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Online biographical references (3)
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Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Apr 2024 03:25 (but data presented dynamically)
