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♂ James J. Hughes
aliasJames J. Hughes
Record
28642 · 5410

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 15 August 1856 → 167 years + 8 months ago
Lived 84 years + 6 months
First mandate 7 November 1900 → 123 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 2 months
Death 5 March 1941 → 83 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 4 months after 28 October 1925
Special notes
None
 
James J. Hughes (1856–1941) 200x287
© Photo 1906 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ W. Wade Hughes (1888–1964) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 18 1 3

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Austin L. Fraser  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James McIsaac  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Augustine C. Macdonald  m 
⊖ John McLean  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,180 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Prince Edward Island
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20416(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 2,210 52.87% +240 Loser:
CONS
 1,970 47.13% Augustine C. Macdonald

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,249 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Prince Edward Island
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20665(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 2,653 50.54% +57 Loser:
CONS
 2,596 49.46% John McLean

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,236 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Prince Edward Island
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20926(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
 2/2 2,490 48.24% -182 Winner:
CONS
 2,672 51.76% Austin L. Fraser
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,062 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Prince Edward Island
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21154(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 2,538 50.14% +14 Loser:
CONS
 2,524 49.86% Austin L. Fraser

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,726 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Prince Edward Island
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21412(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LL
 2/2 2,837 49.55% -52 Winner:
UNIO
 2,889 50.45% James McIsaac
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,714 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Prince Edward Island
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21669(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
65
LIB
 1/3 3,829 43.94% +821 Loser:
NLCP
 3,008 34.52% James McIsaac

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,141 Votes: 7,180 Participation: 70.80% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Prince Edward Island
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21940(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:54 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
LC
 3,758 52.34% John A. Macdonald

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Joseph Hughes, M.P., Senator		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Joseph Hughes, député, sénateur		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Joseph Hughes		 25 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 18:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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