Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
Base → People → Search & Find → Full profile → James Trow

♂ James Trow
aliasJames Trow
Record
62026 · 5162

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
Ontario 1 1 2
Total 7 1 8
Birth 16 December 1825 → 198 years + 4 months ago
Lived 66 years + 8 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 8 months
Death 10 September 1892 → 131 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 9 months + 30 days after 11 November 1891
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
Canada 19 3 16
Ontario 3 6 15 Z
TOTAL 22 10 2

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Thomas B. Guest  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,423 Votes: 2,744 Participation: 80.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32657(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 1,552 56.56% +360 Loser:
LC
 1,192 43.44% J.A. Donovan

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,574 Votes: 2,573 Participation: 71.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32740(F) — 22 Jul 2023 22:30 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 1,271 49.40% -31 Winner:
LC
 1,302 50.60% Thomas B. Guest
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,939 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18568(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:26 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 1,683 57.26% +427 Loser:
IND
 1,256 42.74% J. Kidd
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 47
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: 18803(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,603 Votes: 3,604 Participation: 78.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19089(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 1,796 51.10% +77 Loser:
IND
 1,719 48.90% E. Hornibrook

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,613 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19285(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 1,896 52.48% +179 Loser:
IND
 1,717 47.52% Thomas B. Guest

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,355 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19493(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 2,224 51.07% +93 Loser:
CONS
 2,131 48.93% H.F. Sharp

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,549 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19845(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/2 2,363 51.95% +177 Loser:
CONS
 2,186 48.05% H.F. Sharp
After his election:
11 Nov 1891 65
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Ontario
10 March 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19973(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:30 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. William Pridham

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Trow		 10 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Trow		 10 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Trow, M.P.		 10 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Trow, député		 10 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Trow		 10 Sep 2023

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Sep 2023 12:13 (but data presented dynamically)

© 2019-2024 :: PoliCan.ca
Given that electoral results are by their very nature public information, such data that can be found in PoliCan are considered to be in the public domain. However, unless indicated otherwise, all other elements — the concept of consolidating these data into a single format, the detailed research on each election, legislature and candidate, the organization and searchability of the data, the programming allowing the entry and maintenance of the data, as well as the analyses and explanatory articles found in this website — are the intellectual property of Maurice Y. Michaud.