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♂ James A. Ernst
aliasJames A. Ernst
Record
18810 · 3876

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 4 0 4
Birth 19 November 1942
Age 81 years + 5 months
First mandate 18 March 1986 → 38 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 43 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 26 years + 5 months ago (28 October 1997)
Special notes
None
 

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 11 7 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 16,665 Votes: 11,585 Participation: 69.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Manitoba
18 March 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9356(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
PC
 1/3 6,524 56.43% +3,698 Loser:
NDP
 2,826 24.44% Mike MacIsaac

Service: 2 years 1 month 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,328 Votes: 13,873 Participation: 80.06% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Manitoba
26 April 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 9413(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/4 6,670 48.13% +820 Loser:
LIB
 5,850 42.21% Shari Nelson

Service: 2 years 4 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,631 Votes: 9,429 Participation: 74.65% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Manitoba
11 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9470(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 5,419 57.56% +2,507 Loser:
LIB
 2,912 30.93% Ken Brown

Service: 4 years 7 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,296 Votes: 9,929 Participation: 74.68% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Manitoba
25 April 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9528(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 5,737 58.00% +2,779 Loser:
LIB
 2,958 29.90% Gail Watson
After his election:
28 Oct 1997 54
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 6 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,252 Participation: 39.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Manitoba
28 April 1998
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13945(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
PC
 2,767 52.68% Myrna Driedger

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Ernst, James Arthur		 19 Nov 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Ernst, James Arthur		 19 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Jim Ernst		 19 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Nov 2023 08:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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