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♂ James K. Gordon
aliasJames K. Gordon
Record
23690 · 2633

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 1 3 4
Birth 10 March 1949
Age 75 years + 1 month
First mandate 12 October 1982 → 41 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 36 years + 6 months ago (12 October 1987)
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Tilly O'Neill-Gordon (1949–) Spouse
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 4 11 30 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Donald D. (Danny) Gay  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ J. Albert Richardson  m 
 		 ⊖ B. Edgar LeGresley  m 
 
Eligible: 6,587 Votes: 5,585 Participation: 84.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 New Brunswick
23 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8427(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
29
PC
 2/3 1,750 31.78% -482 Winner:
LIB
 2,232 40.54% B. Edgar LeGresley
Eligible: 7,377 Votes: 6,641 Participation: 90.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 New Brunswick
12 October 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1746(F) — 14 Sep 2021 22:14 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
PC
 1/3 3,263 49.52% +212 Loser:
LIB
 3,051 46.30% Alcide Léger

Service: 5 years (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,161 Votes: 7,264 Participation: 89.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 New Brunswick
13 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1688(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
PC
 2/3 2,575 36.01% -1,847 Winner:
LIB
 4,422 61.84% Donald D. (Danny) Gay
Eligible: 8,915 Votes: 7,238 Participation: 81.19% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
53		 New Brunswick
11 September 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 594(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
46
PC
 2/4 3,344 46.60% -160 Winner:
LIB
 3,504 48.83% Donald D. (Danny) Gay

Online biographical reference

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James Gordon (New Brunswick politician)		 10 Mar 2024

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