Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

James Young
aliasJames Young
Record
66640 · 5089

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 86%
 
Canada 3 1 4
Ontario 3 0 3
Total 6 1 7
Birth 24 May 1835 → 188 years + 11 months ago
Lived 77 years + 8 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 2 months
Death 29 January 1913 → 111 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 1 month after 27 December 1886
Special notes
None
 
James Young (1835–1913) 200x189
© Photo 1870 William James Topley — 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 11 1 7
Ontario 7 6 4 Z
TOTAL 18 7 12

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
James S. Cowan  m 
 
Samuel Merner  m 
 
Eligible: 3,000 Votes: 2,282 Participation: 76.07% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1
Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17691(F) — 2 Aug 2023 22:53 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
32
LIB
1/2 1,324 58.02% +366 Loser:
CONS
958 41.98% James S. Cowan

Service:
4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2
Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18583(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:52 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 38
CONS
LIB
Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3
Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18819(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,889 Votes: 2,915 Participation: 74.96% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4
Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19105(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LIB
2/2 1,424 49.24% -44 Winner:
CONS
1,468 50.76% Samuel Merner
Eligible: 2,455 Votes: 1,640 Participation: 66.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4
Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32857(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
1/2 990 60.37% +340 Loser:
LC
650 39.63% H.A. Baird

Service:
3 years 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5
Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32945(F) — 21 Feb 2022 23:04 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
30 May 1883 48
LIB
Vac.
Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 3 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5
Ontario
16 June 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33117(F) — 11 Oct 2022 13:03 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
1/1 By acclamation ?

Service:
3 years 6 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,039 Votes: 1,684 Participation: 55.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6
Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33134(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:27 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51
Successor:
LIB
1,025 60.87% William B. Wood

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Young
25 Nov 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Young
25 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Young
25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Young
25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Young (Canadian politician)
25 Nov 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 16:16 (but data presented dynamically)