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♂ James E. Morton
aliasJames E. Morton
Record
44907 · 4288

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 3 4
Birth 31 August 1951
Age 72 years + 7 months
First mandate 9 June 2009 → 14 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 10 years + 6 months ago (7 October 2013)
Special notes
None
 
James E. Morton (1951– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Nova Scotia — 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
Nova Scotia 4 3 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ John A. Lohr  m 
 		 ⊕ Mark A. Parent  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 13,045 Votes: 8,128 Participation: 62.31% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
59		 Nova Scotia
5 August 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 1298(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
51
NDP
 2/4 2,340 28.91% -1,723 Winner:
PC
 4,063 50.20% Mark A. Parent
Eligible: 13,937 Votes: 8,316 Participation: 59.67% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
60		 Nova Scotia
13 June 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 518(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
54
NDP
 2/4 2,190 26.40% -1,963 Winner:
PC
 4,153 50.07% Mark A. Parent
Eligible: 14,803 Votes: 8,569 Participation: 57.89% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
61		 Nova Scotia
9 June 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 6155(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:14 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
57
NDP
 1/4 3,535 41.43% +456 Loser:
PC
 3,079 36.08% Mark A. Parent

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,142 Votes: 8,982 Participation: 59.32% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
62		 Nova Scotia
8 October 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7240(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:14 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
NDP
 2/4 2,882 32.26% -21 Winner:
PC
 2,903 32.49% John A. Lohr

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Morton, James E. (p. 227)		 04 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Morton (politician)		 04 Feb 2024

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