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♂ James D. Higgins
aliasJames D. Higgins
Record
27442 · 5796

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 2 4
Birth 4 December 1913 → 110 years + 5 months ago
Lived 60 years + 10 months
First mandate 26 November 1951 → 72 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 11 months
Death 10 October 1974 → 49 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 1 month after 19 August 1959
Special notes
None
 

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
Newfoundland and Labrador 7 8 21 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 31
UNP
 1 Party leader 45 01 Jul 1959 — 31 Aug 1959 0 1 30

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Frank D. Fogwill  m 
 		 ⊖ James J.L. Greene  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 16,313 Votes: 23,157 Participation: 72.88% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Newfoundland and Labrador
26 November 1951
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26072(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
PC
 1/4 7,208 62.33% +2,556 Loser:
LIB
 4,652 40.23% William Ashley

Service: 4 years 10 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,054 Votes: 5,725 Participation: 71.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26097(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/2 3,802 67.40% +1,963 Loser:
LIB
 1,839 32.60% E.P. Thorburn

Service: 2 years 10 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,054 Votes: 5,789 Participation: 71.88% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 August 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26139(F) — 27 Feb 2022 12:55 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
45
UNP
 2/2 2,802 48.72% -147 Winner:
PC
 2,949 51.28% James J.L. Greene
Eligible: 5,115 Votes: 3,259 Participation: 63.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26174(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 2/2 1,251 38.60% -739 Winner:
PC
 1,990 61.40% James J.L. Greene

Online biographical reference

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James D. Higgins		 14 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Aug 2023 00:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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