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♂ James A. Langille
aliasJames A. Langille
Record
33869 · 4104

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 5 0 5
Birth 18 February 1909 → 115 years + 2 months ago
Lived 70 years + 1 month
First mandate 26 May 1953 → 70 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 3 months
Death 10 April 1979 → 45 years ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 5 months after 12 October 1970
Special notes
None
 

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
Nova Scotia 17 4 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Martin J. Kaufman  m 
 
 
Eligible: 10,385 Votes: 8,683 Participation: 83.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
45		 Nova Scotia
26 May 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18280(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
PC
 1/2 4,393 51.04% +179 Loser:
LIB
 4,214 48.96% Martin J. Kaufman

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,337 Votes: 8,763 Participation: 84.77% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Nova Scotia
30 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18315(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/2 4,406 50.59% +103 Loser:
LIB
 4,303 49.41% Walter T. Purdy

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,439 Votes: 8,945 Participation: 85.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18359(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 5,081 57.08% +1,610 Loser:
LIB
 3,471 39.00% Walter T. Purdy

Service: 3 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,529 Votes: 8,323 Participation: 79.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18401(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 5,226 63.10% +2,431 Loser:
LIB
 2,795 33.75% Norman W. Noonan

Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,448 Votes: 8,060 Participation: 77.14% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14247(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/3 4,415 55.16% +1,362 Loser:
LIB
 3,053 38.14% Howard R. Furlong

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,768 Votes: 8,479 Participation: 78.74% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8603(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
PC
 4,355 51.89% Roger S. Bacon

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Langille, James Arnold (p. 112)		 20 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James A. Langille		 20 Aug 2023

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