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♂ James Roy Tucker
aliasJames Roy Tucker
Record
62160 · 5783

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 25 December 1909 → 114 years + 4 months ago
Lived 77 years + 8 months
First mandate 31 March 1958 → 66 years + 28 days ago
↳ at age 48 years + 3 months
Death 22 September 1987 → 36 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 2 months after 24 June 1968
Special notes
None
 
James Roy Tucker (1909–1987)
© Photo 1966 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council St. John's, NF (1953–1959)
School Board ✓
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 2 21

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Samuel Drover  m 
⊖ Frank D. Moores  m 
 		 ⊖ Harold A. Horwood  m 
 
Eligible: 27,607 Votes: 21,496 Participation: 77.86% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Newfoundland and Labrador
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24289(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 12,599 58.61% +3,702 Loser:
PC
 8,897 41.39% Arthur E. Harnett

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,100 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
25		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24566(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 12,104 63.37% +5,108 Loser:
PC
 6,996 36.63% Albert B. Butt

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,187 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
26		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24830(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 12,331 71.75% +7,475 Loser:
PC
 4,856 28.25% Albert B. Butt

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,615 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25099(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/4 10,377 62.46% +5,721 Loser:
PC
 4,656 28.02% Joseph G. Noel

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,437 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Newfoundland and Labrador
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9937(F) — 29 Jan 2022 14:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
 2/3 10,082 39.64% -4,741 Winner:
PC
 14,823 58.27% Frank D. Moores

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Roy Tucker, M.P.		 29 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Roy Tucker, député		 29 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Roy Tucker		 29 Mar 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Mar 2024 14:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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