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♂ James Orr
aliasJames Orr
Record
47298 · 13811

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 2 4
Birth 23 April 1826 → 198 years ago
Lived 79 years + 6 months
First mandate 23 July 1882 → 141 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 3 months
Death 6 November 1905 → 118 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 4 months after 12 June 1890
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 7 10 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Francis L. Carter-Cotton  m 
⊖ James W. Horne  m 
⊖ William H. Ladner  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Robson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Wellington J. Harris  m 
⊖ James B. Kennedy  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Donald McGillivray  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert G. Tatlow  m 
 
Eligible: 679 Votes: 700 Participation: 51.55% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28647(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:31 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
52
OPPO
 3/5 153 43.71% -18 Winner:
GOV
 171 48.86% Wellington J. Harris
Eligible: 704 Votes: 708 Participation: 50.28% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28664(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:00 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
56
OPPO
 2/6 168 47.46% +41 Loser:
OPPO
 127 35.88% Herbert J. Kirkland

Service: 3 years 11 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,377 Votes: 2,249 Participation: 54.44% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
7 July 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28686(F) — 2 Mar 2022 12:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
OPPO
 3/10 358 47.73% +10 Loser:
GOV
 348 46.40% Herbert J. Kirkland

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,032 Votes: 3,113 Participation: 51.34% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28711(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
OPPO
 5/6 135 8.67% -560 Winner:
IND
 695 44.64% James W. Horne

Online biographical reference

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James Orr (Canadian politician)		 06 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Sep 2023 20:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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