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♂ H. James Jones
aliasJim Jones
Record
30463 · 1574

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 4 February 1943
Age 81 years + 2 months
First mandate 2 June 1997 → 26 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 23 years + 5 months ago (26 November 2000)
Special notes
None
 
H. James (Jim) Jones (1943– )
© Photo 1997 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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
Canada 3 5 25

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Jagdish S. Bhaduria  m 
 		 ⊕ John McCallum  m 
 
Eligible: 68,366 Votes: 46,135 Participation: 67.48% Candidacies: 7
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2993(F) — 30 Jun 2023 08:16 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
PC
 1/7 20,449 44.70% +3,639 Loser:
LIB
 16,810 36.74% Gobinder Randhawa
After his election:
15 Sep 2000 57
PC
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 85,207 Votes: 48,387 Participation: 56.79% Candidacies: 7
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2655(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
CA
 2/7 9,015 18.71% -23,089 Winner:
LIB
 32,104 66.64% John McCallum

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Jim Jones, M.P.		 27 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Jim Jones, député		 27 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Jones (Canadian politician)		 27 Apr 2024

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Rev.: 27 Apr 2024 17:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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