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♂ James W. Tolmie
aliasJames W. Tolmie
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 0 1
Birth 9 September 1855 → 168 years + 7 months ago
Lived 62 years + 2 months
First mandate 30 June 1888 → 135 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 9 months
Death 7 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 5 months after 12 June 1890
Special notes
None
 

James W. Tolmie (1855–1917)
No photo available
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Simon F. Tolmie (1867–1937) Brother  
⊖ William F. Tolmie (1812–1886) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 1 11 12 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James T. McIlmoyl  m 
 
 
Eligible: 322 Votes: 251 Participation: 77.95% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
30 June 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28697(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
GOV
 1/2 137 54.58% +23 Loser:
OPPO
 114 45.42% James T. McIlmoyl

Service: 1 year 11 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 416 Votes: 462 Participation: 55.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28713(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
34		 Successor:
GOV
 171 74.03% George W. Anderson

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Work Tolmie		 02 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Tolmie (Canadian politician)		 02 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Tolmie (homme politique canadien)		 02 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Jan 2024 16:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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