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♂ James I. Pollock
aliasJames I. Pollock
Record
50150 · 3371

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 1 4
Birth 8 July 1930 → 93 years + 9 months ago
Lived 91 years + 3 months
First mandate 19 March 1981 → 43 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 50 years + 8 months
Death 28 October 2021 → 2 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 1 month after 5 September 1990
Special notes
None
 
James I. Pollock (1930–2021)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — 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
Ontario 9 5 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Elmer A. Buchanan  m  (4 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 35,082 Votes: 23,326 Participation: 66.49% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12207(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
PC
 1/3 11,528 49.61% +2,787 Loser:
LIB
 8,741 37.62% David Hobson

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,343 Votes: 22,518 Participation: 60.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12332(F) — 6 Jul 2023 14:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 12,272 54.91% +6,686 Loser:
LIB
 5,586 24.99% Adrian Ockenden
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 54
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,281 Votes: 25,325 Participation: 66.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5601(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
 1/3 9,910 39.33% +1,205 Loser:
LIB
 8,705 34.55% Carman Metcalfe

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,347 Votes: 28,431 Participation: 68.76% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5471(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
PC
 2/5 10,387 36.73% -896 Winner:
NDP
 11,283 39.89% Elmer A. Buchanan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Pollock		 17 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Pollock		 17 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Pollock		 17 Feb 2024

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