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♂ James Maclennan
aliasJames Maclennan
Record
38310 · 5237

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 17 March 1833 → 191 years + 1 month ago
Lived 82 years + 2 months
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 10 months
Death 9 June 1915 → 108 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 39 years + 9 months after 14 August 1875
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 1 5 9

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Hector Cameron  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 1,585 Votes: 1,124 Participation: 70.91% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18816(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:14 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 564 50.18% +4 Loser:
CONS
 560 49.82% Hector Cameron
After his election:
10 Nov 1874 41
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 9 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,585 Votes: 1,205 Participation: 76.03% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 December 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18936(F) — 21 Jan 2022 07:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 604 50.12% +3 Loser:
CONS
 601 49.88% Hector Cameron
After his election:
14 Aug 1875 42
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,585 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Ontario
17 September 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18937(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Hector Cameron
Eligible: 2,514 Votes: 1,696 Participation: 67.46% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19102(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 741 44.69% -176 Winner:
CONS
 917 55.31% Hector Cameron

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Maclennan, M.P.		 27 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Maclennan, député		 27 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Maclennan		 27 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Aug 2023 10:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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