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♂ James G. Galbraith
aliasJames G. Galbraith
Record
21759 · 3831

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 1 1 2
Birth 23 February 1940
Age 84 years + 2 months
First mandate 11 October 1977 → 46 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 42 years + 5 months ago (16 November 1981)
Special notes
None
 
James G. Galbraith (1940– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
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 4 1 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Peter Burtniak  m 
 		 ⊕ John S.H. Plohman  m 
 
Eligible: 10,516 Votes: 8,989 Participation: 85.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 Manitoba
11 October 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9246(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
PC
 1/2 4,590 51.46% +260 Loser:
NDP
 4,330 48.54% Peter Burtniak

Service: 4 years 1 month 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,627 Votes: 9,792 Participation: 84.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Manitoba
17 November 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9303(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
PC
 2/3 4,044 41.38% -636 Winner:
NDP
 4,680 47.89% John S.H. Plohman

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Galbraith, Jim		 23 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Galbraith, Jim		 23 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Galbraith (Canadian politician)		 23 Feb 2024

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