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♂ James W. Bain
aliasJames W. Bain
Record
2267 · 5857

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 2 7
Birth 22 June 1838 → 185 years + 10 months ago
Lived 71 years + 4 months
First mandate 27 December 1883 → 140 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 6 months
Death 27 October 1909 → 114 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 4 months after 22 June 1896
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
Canada 10 5 0

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph-Octave Mousseau  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Geo.-R.-L.-G.-H. Saveuse de Beaujeu  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,493 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Québec
27 October 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19642(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:23 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
44
CONS
 2/2 745 49.90% -3 Winner:
CONS
 748 50.10% Geo.-R.-L.-G.-H. Saveuse de Beaujeu
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Québec
27 December 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19655(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:30 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
15 Jan 1884 45
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Québec
5 February 1885
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19668(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,711 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
6		 Québec
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19578(F) — 5 Sep 2022 16:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 1/3 927 54.18% +171 Loser:
LIB
 756 44.18% Joseph-Octave Mousseau

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,829 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19930(F) — 22 Jan 2022 17:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
CONS
 2/2 895 48.93% -39 Winner:
IND
 934 51.07% Joseph-Octave Mousseau
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,829 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
3 February 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19950(F) — 22 Jan 2022 17:32 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
53
CONS
 1/2 934 51.07% +39 Loser:
IND
 895 48.93% Joseph-Octave Mousseau
After his election:
11 Nov 1892 54
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 9 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,829 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
13 December 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19993(F) — 16 Jan 2022 19:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 934 51.07% +39 Loser:
IND
 895 48.93% Joseph-Octave Mousseau

Service: 3 years 6 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,915 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20218(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 1,054 55.04% Augustin Bourbonnais

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James William Bain, M.P.		 03 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James William Bain, député		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
James William Bain		 03 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
James William Bain		 03 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Sep 2023 16:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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