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♂ James Findlay
aliasJames Findlay
Record
19784 · 5165

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Birth 16 May 1833 → 190 years + 11 months ago
Lived 90 years + 2 months
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 2 months
Death 23 July 1923 → 100 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 49 years + 6 months after 21 January 1874
Special notes
None
 

James Findlay (1833–1923)
No photo available
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 1 6 2

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Francis Hincks  m 
 		 ⊖ Peter White  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 1,399 Votes: 1,000 Participation: 71.48% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
13 November 1869
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18451(F) — 27 Nov 2021 22:14 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
36
LIB
 2/2 440 44.00% -120 Winner:
LC
 560 56.00% Francis Hincks
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,452 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18573(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:39 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 777 53.51% +102 Loser:
CONS
 675 46.49% Peter White
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 40
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 2,629 Votes: 2,222 Participation: 84.52% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19094(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 920 41.95% -353 Winner:
CONS
 1,273 58.05% Peter White
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,820 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19498(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 1,286 45.60% -248 Winner:
CONS
 1,534 54.40% Peter White

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Findlay, M.P.		 24 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Findlay, député		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Findlay (MP)		 24 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Findlay (homme politique ontarien)		 24 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Dec 2023 07:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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