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♂ James A. Power
aliasJames A. Power
Record
50543 · 5782

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 14 September 1903 → 120 years + 7 months ago
Lived 71 years + 4 months
First mandate 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 10 months
Death 9 February 1975 → 49 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 8 months after 9 June 1957
Special notes
None
 
James A. Power (1903–1975) 200x275
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 3 9 29

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William J. Browne  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Esau E. Thoms  m 
 
Eligible: 30,784 Votes: 19,177 Participation: 62.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Newfoundland and Labrador
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23739(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 9,965 52.47% +940 Loser:
PC
 9,025 47.53% William J. Browne

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,139 Votes: 19,490 Participation: 60.64% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Newfoundland and Labrador
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24022(F) — 7 Oct 2022 21:59 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
 2/3 8,449 43.76% -2,090 Winner:
PC
 10,539 54.58% William J. Browne

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Augustine Power, Q.C., M.P.		 29 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Augustine Power, c.r., député		 29 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Augustine Power		 29 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Dec 2023 22:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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