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♂ James D. Prentice
aliasJames D. Prentice
Record
50654 · 13841

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 1 5
Birth 3 February 1861 → 163 years + 2 months ago
Lived 50 years + 8 months
First mandate 9 July 1894 → 129 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 5 months
Death 26 October 1911 → 112 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 1 month after 4 September 1903
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 5 8 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ David A. Stoddart  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 190 Votes: 165 Participation: 86.84% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
9 July 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28727(F) — 2 Mar 2022 15:07 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
OPPO
 1/2 83 50.30% +1 Loser:
GOV
 82 49.70% David A. Stoddart
After his election:
21 Feb 1895 34
OPPO
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 194 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
1 June 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28756(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
34
OPPO
 2/2 91 46.91% -12 Winner:
GOV
 103 53.09% David A. Stoddart
Eligible: 342 Votes: 231 Participation: 67.54% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28765(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
37
OPPO
 1/2 125 54.11% +19 Loser:
GOV
 106 45.89% David A. Stoddart

Service: 1 year 10 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 314 Votes: 207 Participation: 65.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28807(F) — 23 Jul 2023 21:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
OPRO
 1/2 164 79.23% +121 Loser:
GOV
 43 20.77% Robert T. Graham
After his election:
10 Jun 1900 39
OPRO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
21 Jun 1900 39
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 12 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 314 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
17 July 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28831(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 370 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28849(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:07 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Archibald McDonald

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
James Douglas Prentice		 16 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Douglas Prentice		 16 Oct 2023

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