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♂ James Gordon Carr
aliasJim Carr
Record
9639 · 558

Judaism   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
British Columbia 0 1 1
Manitoba 2 1 3
Total 5 2 7
Birth 11 October 1951 → 72 years + 6 months ago
Lived 71 years + 2 months
First mandate 26 April 1988 → 36 years + 1 day ago
↳ at age 36 years + 6 months
Death 12 December 2022 → 1 year + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
James Gordon Carr (1951–2022)
© Photo 2016 Ambassade É.-U. au Canada — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Ruben (Ben) Carr (c. 1986–) Son  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 1 21
Manitoba 3 9 0 Z
TOTAL 10 10 22

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 42
LIB
 1 Minister 64–66 04 Nov 2015 — 17 Jul 2018 2 8 13
2. CA 42
LIB
 1 ✓ Minister 65 06 Apr 2017 — 27 Aug 2017 0 4 21
3. CA 42
LIB
 1 ✓ Minister of State/responsible 65 06 Apr 2017 — 27 Aug 2017 0 4 21
4. CA 42
LIB
 1 ✓ Minister 65 06 Apr 2017 — 27 Aug 2017 0 4 21
5. CA 42
LIB
 1 Minister 66–68 18 Jul 2018 — 19 Nov 2019 1 4 1
6. CA 43
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 68–70 20 Nov 2019 — 25 Oct 2021 1 11 5
 1. Natural Resources
 2. Public Works and Gov't Services/Procurement [Int]
 3. Canada Post [Public Works and Gov't Services/Procurement] [Int]
 4. Receiver General [Public Works and Gov't Services/Procurement] [Int]
 5. International Trade [Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development]
 6. Prairies [Without portfolio]

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Joyce Bateman  f  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Gary A. Filmon  m 
⊖ Roland Penner  m 
 		 ⊕ James R. Beddome  m 
⊖ Graham R. Lea  m 
 
Eligible: 14,536 Votes: 10,513 Participation: 72.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35817(F) — 25 Jul 2023 18:56 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
31
LIB
 3/3 745 7.20% -5,145 Winner:
NDP
 5,890 56.89% Graham R. Lea
Eligible: 14,955 Votes: 10,744 Participation: 71.84% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Manitoba
18 March 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9405(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 2/4 3,544 33.02% -1,724 Winner:
PC
 5,268 49.09% Gary A. Filmon
Eligible: 15,057 Votes: 10,533 Participation: 69.95% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
34		 Manitoba
26 April 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 9422(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 1/5 5,127 48.91% +2,215 Loser:
NDP
 2,912 27.78% Roland Penner

Service: 2 years 4 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,054 Votes: 10,085 Participation: 71.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Manitoba
11 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9471(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 4,588 45.65% +1,310 Loser:
PC
 3,278 32.62% Tom DeNardi
After his election:
27 Jan 1992 40
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 4 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,964 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Manitoba
15 September 1992
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10976(F) — 5 Oct 2021 14:40 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
LIB
 2,697 33.86% Avis Gray
Eligible: 70,487 Votes: 53,759 Participation: 76.27% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 Manitoba
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7390(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
64
LIB
 1/4 31,993 59.72% +16,891 Loser:
CPC
 15,102 28.19% Joyce Bateman

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,760 Votes: 50,928 Participation: 70.97% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 Manitoba
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26869(F) — 22 Sep 2021 20:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
LIB
 1/6 22,799 45.00% +7,748 Loser:
CPC
 15,051 29.71% Joyce Bateman

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 70,592 Votes: 49,135 Participation: 69.60% Candidacies: 6
Federal
44		 Manitoba
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36220(F) — 4 Jul 2023 20:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LIB
 1/6 22,214 45.55% +8,648 Loser:
CPC
 13,566 27.82% Joyce Bateman
After his election:
12 Dec 2022 71
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 2 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 70,230 Votes: 25,858 Participation: 36.82% Candidacies: 48
Federal
44		 Manitoba
19 June 2023
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 39092(F) — 4 Jul 2023 20:58 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
71		 Successor:
LIB
 14,278 55.49% Ruben (Ben) Carr

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Carr, Jim		 24 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Carr, Jim		 24 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
James Gordon "Jim" Carr (1951-2022)		 24 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Gordon Carr, P.C., O.M., M.P.		 24 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Gordon Carr, C.P., O.M., député		 24 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Carr		 24 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jim Carr		 24 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Apr 2024 19:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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