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♂ James Metcalfe
aliasJames Metcalfe
Record
43117 · 5096

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 29 August 1821 → 202 years + 8 months ago
Lived 65 years
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 11 months
Death 14 September 1886 → 137 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 11 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
James Metcalfe (1821–1886) 200x323
© 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 11 1 7

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Alfred Boultbee  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,863 Votes: 2,111 Participation: 73.73% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17699(F) — 14 Oct 2023 15:39 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 1,174 55.61% +237 Loser:
IND
 937 44.39% ?? Milne

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: 18591(F) — 14 Oct 2023 15:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 52
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: 18827(F) — 14 Oct 2023 15:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,774 Votes: 3,070 Participation: 64.31% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19113(F) — 14 Oct 2023 15:39 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 1,460 48.89% -66 Winner:
CONS
 1,526 51.11% Alfred Boultbee

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Metcalfe		 25 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Metcalfe, M.P.		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Metcalfe, député		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Metcalfe (York East MP)		 25 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Metcalfe (homme politique canadien)		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 18:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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