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♂ James A. Nielsen
aliasJames A. Nielsen
Record
46235 · 13523

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 3 0 3
Total 3 1 4
Birth 6 August 1938 → 85 years + 8 months ago
Lived 79 years + 7 months
First mandate 11 December 1975 → 48 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 4 months
Death 4 April 2018 → 6 years ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 5 months after 21 October 1986
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 10 10 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Nels E. (Ed) Nelson  m 
⊕ Harold L. Steves  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Marke Raines  m 
 
Eligible: 64,363 Votes: 49,378 Participation: 76.72% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10412(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
35
PC
 2/6 17,574 35.59% -489 Winner:
LIB
 18,063 36.58% Marke Raines
Eligible: 47,403 Votes: 34,191 Participation: 72.13% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30146(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
SC
 1/5 17,932 52.81% +5,334 Loser:
NDP
 12,598 37.10% Harold L. Steves

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 53,069 Votes: 37,121 Participation: 69.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30196(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
SC
 1/3 18,783 51.14% +3,234 Loser:
NDP
 15,549 42.33% Harold L. Steves

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 62,488 Votes: 48,107 Participation: 76.99% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35818(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
SC
 1/4 26,261 55.30% +7,686 Loser:
NDP
 18,575 39.12% Harold L. Steves

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 66,451 Votes: 98,217 Participation: 73.90% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35870(F) — 4 Mar 2022 23:07 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
SC
 25,983 52.91% Nick Loenen

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Jim Nielsen (Canadian politician)		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 15:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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