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♂ James R. Chalker
aliasJames R. Chalker
Record
10174 · 4456

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 7 0 7
Birth 12 October 1912 → 111 years + 6 months ago
Lived 90 years + 10 months
First mandate 27 May 1949 → 74 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 7 months
Death 17 August 2003 → 20 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 4 months after 23 March 1972
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
Newfoundland and Labrador 22 9 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 4,173 Votes: 3,312 Participation: 79.37% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
29		 Newfoundland and Labrador
27 May 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26025(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 2,066 62.55% +829 Loser:
PC
 1,237 37.45% Richard Parsons

Service: 2 years 5 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,173 Votes: 2,905 Participation: 69.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
30		 Newfoundland and Labrador
26 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26063(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 2,079 71.76% +1,261 Loser:
PC
 818 28.24% Richard Parsons

Service: 4 years 10 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,154 Votes: 2,752 Participation: 66.25% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26095(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 2,187 79.64% +1,628 Loser:
PC
 559 20.36% Wallace Maynard

Service: 2 years 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,154 Votes: 3,470 Participation: 83.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 August 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26136(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/3 2,272 65.76% +1,604 Loser:
DP
 668 19.33% John McCool

Service: 3 years 2 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,845 Votes: 1,506 Participation: 81.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26171(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 1,340 89.51% +1,183 Loser:
PC
 157 10.49% George Randell

Service: 3 years 9 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,259 Votes: 1,444 Participation: 63.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14618(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 1,139 79.48% +845 Loser:
PC
 294 20.52% Gerald Hynes

Service: 5 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,473 Votes: 2,061 Participation: 83.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  18 Jan 1972
ID: 14660(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 1,354 66.57% +674 Loser:
PC
 680 33.43% Boyd Hiscock
After his election:
18 Jan 1972 59
LIB
 →
PC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 4 months 24 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,473 Votes: 2,248 Participation: 90.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14702(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 1,395 62.44% Frederick B. Rowe

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
James Chalker		 01 Aug 2023

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Rev.:  1 Aug 2023 21:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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