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♂ James Livingston
aliasJames Livingston
Record
36487 · 5978

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Ontario 1 0 1
Total 5 0 5
Birth 29 November 1838 → 185 years + 5 months ago
Lived 81 years + 4 months
First mandate 5 June 1879 → 144 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 6 months
Death 14 April 1920 → 104 years ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 5 months after 6 November 1900
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 18 4 13
Ontario 2 11 26 Z
TOTAL 21 4 10

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ George A. Clare  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Samuel Merner  m 
 
Eligible: 4,109 Votes: 2,961 Participation: 72.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32933(F) — 21 Feb 2022 20:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 1,699 57.38% +437 Loser:
LC
 1,262 42.62% T.P. Phin
After his election:
1 Jun 1882 43
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,952 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19301(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 1,580 53.52% +208 Loser:
CONS
 1,372 46.48% Samuel Merner

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Ontario
18 October 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33052(F) — 28 Aug 2023 10:46 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Isaac Master
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,140 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19509(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 2,254 54.44% +368 Loser:
CONS
 1,886 45.56% Thomas Cowan

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,144 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19861(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 2,228 53.76% +312 Loser:
CONS
 1,916 46.24% George A. Clare

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,997 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20149(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 2,543 50.89% +89 Loser:
CONS
 2,454 49.11% George A. Clare

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,198 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20403(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
CONS
 2,708 52.10% George A. Clare

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
James Livingston		 24 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
James Livingston		 24 Aug 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Livingston, M.P.		 24 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Livingston, député		 24 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Livingston (Canadian politician)		 24 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Aug 2023 11:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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