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♂ James L. Ralston
aliasJames L. Ralston
Record
51436 · 5430

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Nova Scotia 2 2 4
Total 6 4 10
Birth 27 September 1881 → 142 years + 7 months ago
Lived 67 years + 7 months
First mandate 14 June 1911 → 112 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 8 months
Death 22 May 1949 → 74 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 6 months after 1 November 1944
Special notes
None
 
James L. Ralston (1881–1949) 200x227
© 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 13 9 7
Nova Scotia 9 1 11 Z
TOTAL 22 10 19

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 16
LIB
 1 Minister 45–48 08 Oct 1926 — 06 Aug 1930 3 9 29
2. CA 16
LIB
 1 Minister 48 19 Jun 1930 — 06 Aug 1930 0 1 18
3. CA 18–19
LIB
 1 Minister 57–58 06 Sep 1939 — 04 Jul 1940 0 9 28
4. CA 18–19
LIB
 1 Minister 57–58 06 Sep 1939 — 04 Jul 1940 0 9 28
5. CA 18–19
LIB
 1 Minister 57–58 06 Sep 1939 — 04 Jul 1940 0 9 28
6. CA 19
LIB
 2 Minister 58–63 05 Jul 1940 — 01 Nov 1944 4 3 27
 1. National Defence
 2. Pensions and National Health
 3. Finance
 4. Receiver General [Finance]
 5. President of the Treasury Board [Finance]
 6. National Defence

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 12  
10 documented challengers
⊖ Gilbert N. Allen  m 
⊖ William A. Black  m 
⊖ James W. Kirkpatrick  m 
⊖ Daniel G. McKenzie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Edgar N. Rhodes  m 
 		 ⊖ Percy C. Black  m 
⊖ Rufus S. Carter  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Joshua H. Livingstone  m 
⊖ Felix P. Quinn  m 
⊖ Archibald Terris  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 12,306 Votes: 9,210 Participation: 74.84% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Nova Scotia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20818(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
27
LIB
 2/2 4,310 47.31% -490 Winner:
CONS
 4,800 52.69% Edgar N. Rhodes
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,969 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18010(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
LIB
 1/4 4,168 52.20% +138 Loser:
LC
 4,030 50.47% J. Flemming Gilroy

Service: 5 years 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,177 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18034(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 2/7 3,951 51.14% +331 Loser:
LC
 3,620 46.85% Daniel A. Morrison

Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,824 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18053(F) — 15 Nov 2022 10:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
LIB
 4/9 4,486 43.66% -230 Winner:
ILP
 4,716 45.90% Archibald Terris
Eligible: inc. Votes: 40,963 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18076(F) — 6 Oct 2022 13:20 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 4/6 5,508 40.34% -2,759 Winner:
ILP
 8,267 60.55% Archibald Terris
Eligible: 48,908 Votes: 63,228 Participation: 64.64% Candidacies: 4
Federal
16		 Nova Scotia
14 September 1926
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22104(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 3/4 14,139 44.72% -3,032 Winner:
LC
 17,171 54.31% Felix P. Quinn
Eligible: 18,224 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
16		 Nova Scotia
2 November 1926
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22285(F) — 11 Oct 2022 20:48 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 8 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,674 Votes: 14,973 Participation: 84.72% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Nova Scotia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22384(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 8,173 54.58% +1,373 Loser:
LC
 6,800 45.42% James M. Walker

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,033 Votes: 17,782 Participation: 73.99% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22656(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 11,102 62.43% Vincent-Joseph Pottier
Eligible: 18,281 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
18		 Prince Edward Island
2 January 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22860(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
58
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,481 Votes: 14,512 Participation: 74.49% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Prince Edward Island
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23015(F) — 26 Jan 2022 21:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 8,745 60.26% +2,978 Loser:
NATG
 5,767 39.74% John A. MacPhee
After his election:
1 Nov 1944 63
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 4 years 7 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,839 Votes: 15,534 Participation: 82.46% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Prince Edward Island
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23275(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
LIB
 7,346 47.29% John W. MacNaught

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
James Layton Ralston		 25 Dec 2023
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Ralston, James Layton		 25 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Layton Ralston, P.C., K.C., C.M.G., D.S.O., M.P.		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Layton Ralston, C.P., C.R., C.M.G., D.S.O., député		 25 Dec 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Ralston, James Layton (p. 183)		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Ralston		 25 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
James Ralston		 25 Dec 2023

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