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♂ James L. Christie
aliasJames L. Christie
Record
11060 · 14577

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 5 0 5
Birth 9 June 1891 → 132 years + 10 months ago
Lived 61 years + 7 months
First mandate 16 June 1932 → 91 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 41 years
Death 19 January 1953 → 71 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 20 7 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Robin C. Parsons  m 
 		 ⊖ William H. Spinks  m 
 
Eligible: 3,657 Votes: 3,334 Participation: 91.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37342(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIBP
 1/2 1,795 53.84% +256 Loser:
CONS
 1,539 46.16% William H. Spinks

Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,130 Votes: 3,158 Participation: 76.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37392(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIBP
 1/2 1,629 52.06% +129 Loser:
CONS
 1,500 47.94% Roderick G. Hurton
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 49
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,094 Votes: 2,360 Participation: 57.65% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37438(F) — 15 Sep 2022 22:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIBP
 1/2 1,423 60.81% +506 Loser:
IND
 917 39.19% Roderick G. Hurton

Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,850 Votes: 2,333 Participation: 60.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37500(F) — 17 Sep 2022 08:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIBP
 1/2 1,434 62.24% +564 Loser:
PC
 870 37.76% Robin C. Parsons

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,803 Votes: 3,753 Participation: 64.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37537(F) — 17 Sep 2022 08:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIBP
 1/2 2,227 59.87% +734 Loser:
IND
 1,493 40.13% Pierre J.J.M. Deroche
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 59
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
19 Jan 1953 61
LIBP
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 2 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,627 Votes: 3,983 Participation: 70.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37587(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
61		 Successor:
LIBP
 1,785 45.39% Francis M. Ferg

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Christie, James Lyall		 02 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Christie, James Lyall		 02 Aug 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
James Lyall Christie (1891-1953)		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Christie (Manitoba politician)		 02 Aug 2023

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