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♂ James L. Telford
aliasJames L. Telford
Record
60482 · 13695

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 3 4
Birth 21 June 1889 → 134 years + 10 months ago
Lived 71 years + 3 months
First mandate 1 June 1937 → 86 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 11 months
Death 27 September 1960 → 63 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 11 months after 20 October 1941
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 4 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
8 documented challengers
⊖ John H. Forester  m 
⊖ Frank P. Patterson  m 
⊖ John (Jack) Price  m 
⊖ Arthur J. Turner  m 
 		 ⊖ George A.B. Hall  m 
⊖ George S. Pearson  m 
⊖ William A. Pritchard  m 
⊖ Harold E. Winch  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 8,754 Votes: 6,703 Participation: 76.57% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29388(F) — 12 Feb 2023 00:05 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
44
CFF
 2/5 2,353 35.51% -793 Winner:
LIB
 3,146 47.47% George S. Pearson
Eligible: 30,719 Votes: 20,230 Participation: 65.86% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
2 September 1936
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29512(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
47
CFF
 2/4 7,072 34.96% -387 Winner:
LIB
 7,459 36.87% John H. Forester
Eligible: 33,875 Votes: 41,280 Participation: 60.93% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29462(F) — 15 Oct 2021 07:03 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
CFF
 1/11 11,752 56.94% +6,501 Loser:
LIB
 5,251 25.44% Charles A. Donovan

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,463 Votes: 44,511 Participation: 61.04% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29548(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
ILAB
 6/8 3,665 16.62% -6,092 Winner:
CFF
 9,757 44.26% Arthur J. Turner

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
James Lyle Telford		 08 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Sep 2023 07:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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