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♀ Carole A. James
aliasCarole A. James
Record
29537 · 6215

Metis   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 1 5
Birth 22 December 1957
Age 66 years + 4 months
First mandate 17 May 2005 → 18 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 3 years + 6 months ago (23 October 2020)
Special notes
None
 
Carole A. James (1957– ) 200x174
© Photo 20017 BC NDP — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 15 5 4 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 37–39
NDP
 1 Party leader 45–52 23 Nov 2003 — 06 Dec 2010 7 0 13
2. BC 38–39
NDP
 1 Opposition Leader 47–52 17 May 2005 — 06 Dec 2010 5 6 19

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Jeff Bray  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Jane Sterk  f 
 
Eligible: 36,775 Votes: 25,238 Participation: 68.63% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8077(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
NDP
 2/7 9,262 36.90% -35 Winner:
LIB
 9,297 37.04% Jeff Bray
Eligible: 44,357 Votes: 28,441 Participation: 64.12% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 British Columbia
17 May 2005
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8161(F) — 15 Oct 2021 18:55 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
47
NDP
 1/6 16,081 57.03% +7,460 Loser:
LIB
 8,621 30.58% Jeff Bray

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 42,615 Votes: 24,367 Participation: 57.18% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 British Columbia
12 May 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8242(F) — 15 Oct 2021 18:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
51
NDP
 1/4 13,400 55.37% +7,025 Loser:
LIB
 6,375 26.34% Dallas Henault

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,550 Votes: 26,138 Participation: 58.67% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8333(F) — 22 Sep 2022 19:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
NDP
 1/4 12,697 48.82% +3,901 Loser:
GRN
 8,796 33.82% Jane Sterk

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,321 Votes: 30,382 Participation: 64.20% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
41		 British Columbia
9 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 NDP  29 Jun 2017
ID: 8421(F) — 4 Jul 2023 23:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
NDP
 1/6 16,057 53.05% +6,863 Loser:
GRN
 9,194 30.38% Kalen Harris
After her election:
29 Jun 2017 59
LIB
 →
NDP
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 48,772 Votes: 30,413 Participation: 62.36% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
42		 British Columbia
24 October 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 35613(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
NDP
 16,474 54.61% Grace Lore

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
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Carole James		 02 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Carole James		 02 Jan 2024

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