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♂ James R. Colley
aliasJames R. Colley
Record
11931 · 13725

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 2 3
Birth 26 March 1880 → 144 years + 1 month ago
Lived 88 years + 7 months
First mandate 20 June 1924 → 99 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 2 months
Death 8 November 1968 → 55 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 40 years + 3 months after 17 July 1928
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 0 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Rolf W. Bruhn  m 
⊖ George F. Stirling  m 
 		 ⊖ John R. Michell  m 
 
Eligible: 4,180 Votes: 2,929 Participation: 70.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29263(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 1,212 41.38% +215 Loser:
LC
 997 34.04% Arthur E. Meighen

Service: 4 years 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,146 Votes: 3,113 Participation: 75.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29351(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/2 1,516 49.75% -15 Winner:
CONS
 1,531 50.25% John R. Michell
Eligible: 3,686 Votes: 3,034 Participation: 82.31% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29420(F) — 12 Feb 2023 01:01 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
53
LIB
 2/4 888 29.46% -463 Winner:
NPIG
 1,351 44.82% Rolf W. Bruhn

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
James Reginald Colley		 04 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Dec 2023 16:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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