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♂ James Redford
aliasJames Redford
Record
51840 · 5075

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 18 September 1821 → 202 years + 7 months ago
Lived 87 years + 3 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 10 months
Death 18 December 1908 → 115 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 4 months after 19 July 1872
Special notes
None
 
James Redford (1821–1908) 200x249
© Photo — Public domain
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
Canada 4 11 12

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas M. Daly  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Andrew Monteith  m 
 
Eligible: 3,746 Votes: 2,822 Participation: 75.33% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17675(F) — 17 Nov 2023 21:41 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 1,515 53.69% +208 Loser:
LC
 1,307 46.31% Thomas M. Daly

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,640 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18567(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 2/2 1,792 49.23% -56 Winner:
LC
 1,848 50.77% Thomas M. Daly
Eligible: 4,967 Votes: 3,821 Participation: 76.93% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18802(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 2/2 1,829 47.87% -163 Winner:
CONS
 1,992 52.13% Andrew Monteith

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Redford Sr.		 24 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Redford, M.P.		 24 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Redford, député		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Redford (politician)		 24 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Dec 2023 20:58 (but data presented dynamically)

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