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♂ James M. McGrath
aliasJames M. McGrath
Record
41347 · 4466

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 0 4
Birth 29 August 1902 → 121 years + 8 months ago
Lived ± 72 years
First mandate 2 October 1956 → 67 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 1 month
Death c. 1975 → 49 years ago
Exit → Death ± 3 years + 2 months after 27 October 1971
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 15 0 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 2,302 Votes: 1,742 Participation: 75.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26111(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 1,163 67.50% +603 Loser:
PC
 560 32.50% L.J. Daley

Service: 2 years 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,302 Votes: 1,786 Participation: 77.58% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 August 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26143(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 1,017 57.23% +257 Loser:
PC
 760 42.77% Thomas Howley

Service: 3 years 2 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,392 Votes: 1,728 Participation: 72.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26178(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 1,118 64.92% +514 Loser:
PC
 604 35.08% John Halley

Service: 3 years 9 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,573 Votes: 1,835 Participation: 71.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14627(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/2 1,229 67.49% +637 Loser:
PC
 592 32.51% John Halley

Service: 5 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,674 Votes: 2,362 Participation: 88.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 14669(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:55 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
PC
 1,216 51.66% Gerald R. Ottenheimer

Online biographical reference

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James M. McGrath		 29 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Aug 2023 13:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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