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♂ James S. Dempsey
aliasJames S. Dempsey
Record
15284 · 13366

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 9 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
Lived 68 years + 8 months
First mandate 4 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 3 months
Death 24 October 1955 → 68 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 10 4 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Thomas P. Murray  m 
 
 
Eligible: 16,459 Votes: 12,195 Participation: 74.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34980(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:02 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
58
PC
 1/3 5,864 48.39% +774 Loser:
LIB
 5,090 42.00% Thomas P. Murray

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,084 Votes: 12,567 Participation: 69.49% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35071(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PC
 1/3 6,744 54.07% +1,743 Loser:
LIB
 5,001 40.09% Murray Chown

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,943 Votes: 12,376 Participation: 68.97% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35164(F) — 24 Dec 2022 01:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
PC
 1/3 6,875 56.00% +1,937 Loser:
LIB
 4,938 40.22% Stanley Chown

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,991 Votes: 14,002 Participation: 77.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35259(F) — 23 Jul 2023 12:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
ICON
 1/3 7,033 50.72% +708 Loser:
LIB
 6,325 45.61% Nathaniel Lindsay
After his election:
1 Jul 1955 68
ICON
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
24 Oct 1955 68
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
25		 Ontario
12 January 1956
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35295(F) — 27 Dec 2023 09:08 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
68		 Successor:
PC
 Acclam. James A. Maloney

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Shannon Dempsey		 05 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Shannon Dempsey		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Shannon Dempsey		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 14:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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