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♂ James D. Gillies
aliasJames D. Gillies
Record
23046 · 13957

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 2 0 2
Birth 10 December 1856 → 167 years + 4 months ago
Lived 73 years + 1 month
First mandate 9 December 1886 → 137 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 11 months
Death 20 January 1930 → 94 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 5 months after 22 July 1892
Special notes
None
 
James D. Gillies (1856–1930)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ James McKenzie (1854–1936) Brother-in-law
⊖ Kenneth McKenzie (1822–1911) Father-in-law
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 5 7 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John Crerar  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert H. Myers  m 
 
Eligible: 1,168 Votes: 539 Participation: 46.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Manitoba
9 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36482(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
29
CONS
 1/2 278 51.58% +17 Loser:
LIB
 261 48.42% John Crerar

Service: 1 year 7 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 694 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
7		 Manitoba
11 July 1888
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36528(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
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 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
CONS
 1/3 248 35.73% +21 Loser:
LIB
 227 32.71% Robert H. Myers

Service: 4 years 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,000 Votes: 875 Participation: 87.50% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Manitoba
23 July 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36575(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
35		 Successor:
LIB
 469 53.60% Robert H. Myers

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Gillies, James Daniel		 02 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Gillies, James Daniel		 02 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Daniel Gillies (1856-1930)		 02 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Gillies (Manitoba politician)		 02 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Feb 2024 21:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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