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♂ James D. McNiven
aliasJames D. McNiven
Record
42497 · 13776

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 1 2
Birth 11 March 1859 → 165 years + 1 month ago
Lived 77 years + 4 months
First mandate 5 September 1903 → 120 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 5 months
Death 17 July 1936 → 87 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 5 months after 1 February 1907
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 3 4 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
11 documented challengers
⊖ Henry F.W. Behnsen  m 
⊖ Frederick Davey  m 
⊖ Richard Hall  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Henry D. Helmcken  m 
⊖ Richard McBride  m 
⊖ Henry B. Thomson  m 
 		 ⊖ William G. Cameron  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Richard L. Drury  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles Hayward  m 
⊖ Joseph L. Hunter  m 
⊖ Albert E. McPhillips  m 
 
Eligible: 4,496 Votes: 12,795 Participation: 71.15% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28858(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 3/9 1,627 50.86% +231 Loser:
LC
 1,396 43.64% Charles Hayward

Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,066 Votes: 12,548 Participation: 61.92% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28911(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LIB
 8/12 1,029 32.80% -348 Winner:
LC
 1,377 43.90% Henry B. Thomson

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
James Dugald McNiven		 01 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Sep 2023 23:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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