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♂ James Michael Flaherty
aliasJim Flaherty
Record
20008 · 1662

Irish-Canadian    Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Ontario 3 1 4
Total 6 1 7
Birth 30 December 1949 → 74 years + 4 months ago
Lived 64 years + 3 months
First mandate 8 June 1995 → 28 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 5 months
Death 10 April 2014 → 10 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
James Michael Flaherty (1949–2014)
© Photo 2011 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Christine J. Elliott (1955–) Spouse
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 2 14
Ontario 10 5 19 Z
TOTAL 18 8 3

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 39–41
CPC
 1 Minister 56–64 06 Feb 2006 — 18 Mar 2014 8 1 12
2. CA 41
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 63–64 15 Jul 2013 — 18 Mar 2014 0 8 3
 1. Finance
 2. Unofficially — Deputy Prime Minister [Privy Council]

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Allan Furlong  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Drummond White  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Judi Longfield  f 
 
Eligible: 58,134 Votes: 35,593 Participation: 61.23% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5448(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
PC
 3/6 9,126 26.00% -3,468 Winner:
NDP
 12,594 35.88% Drummond White
Eligible: 66,816 Votes: 43,443 Participation: 65.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5419(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
PC
 1/3 25,107 58.34% +15,299 Loser:
LIB
 9,808 22.79% Allan Furlong

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 81,377 Votes: 48,166 Participation: 59.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5181(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 27,623 57.85% +11,388 Loser:
LIB
 16,235 34.00% Aldo Digiovanni

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 93,856 Votes: 56,688 Participation: 60.40% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5077(F) — 26 Feb 2022 20:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
 1/4 27,240 48.33% +4,647 Loser:
LIB
 22,593 40.08% Dennis Fox
After his election:
28 Nov 2005 55
PC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 1 month 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 94,938 Votes: 67,027 Participation: 70.60% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 853(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
56
CPC
 1/6 29,294 43.86% +3,412 Loser:
LIB
 25,882 38.75% Judi Longfield

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 106,028 Votes: 34,293 Participation: 32.34% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
38		 Ontario
30 March 2006
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 12034(F) — 2 Oct 2021 15:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
PC
 15,799 46.21% Christine J. Elliott
Eligible: 99,155 Votes: 60,400 Participation: 60.91% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5894(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CPC
 1/5 30,704 50.99% +15,244 Loser:
LIB
 15,460 25.68% Brent Fullard

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 103,125 Votes: 64,481 Participation: 62.53% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6434(F) — 2 Feb 2022 12:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
CPC
 1/5 37,525 58.42% +23,220 Loser:
NDP
 14,305 22.27% Trish McAuliffe
After his election:
10 Apr 2014 64
CPC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 11 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 109,327 Votes: 34,746 Participation: 31.78% Candidacies: 6
Federal
41		 Ontario
17 November 2014
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 26011(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
64		 Successor:
CPC
 17,082 49.31% Patricia Perkins

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Jim Flaherty		 23 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Jim Flaherty		 23 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Michael (Jim) Flaherty, P.C., M.P.		 23 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Michael (Jim) Flaherty, C.P., député		 23 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Flaherty		 23 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jim Flaherty		 23 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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