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♂ James McShane
aliasJames McShane
Record
42638 · 6227

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Québec 5 2 7
Total 6 3 9
Birth 7 November 1833 → 190 years + 5 months ago
Lived 85 years + 1 month
First mandate 1 May 1878 → 145 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 5 months
Death 14 December 1918 → 105 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 5 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 0 5 25
Québec 13 9 22 Z
TOTAL 14 3 18

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Charles J. Doherty  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Patrick Kennedy  m 
⊖ Michael F.J. Quinn  m 
 		 ⊖ William H. Hingston  m 
⊖ John W. McGauvran  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,830 Votes: 4,303 Participation: 89.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Québec
22 August 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15905(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
39
QLP
 2/3 1,376 31.98% -408 Winner:
CONS
 1,784 41.46% John W. McGauvran
Eligible: 12,526 Votes: 5,642 Participation: 45.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15050(F) — 20 Jul 2023 21:55 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
QLP
 1/2 2,926 52.92% +323 Loser:
CONS
 2,603 47.08% John W. McGauvran
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 45
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,509 Votes: 5,519 Participation: 44.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15115(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
QLP
 1/2 2,714 50.92% +98 Loser:
CONS
 2,616 49.08% Charles J. Doherty

Service: 4 years 10 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,780 Votes: 4,742 Participation: 60.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 QLP  27 Jan 1887
ID: 15178(F) — 21 Jul 2023 13:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
QLP
 1/3 1,894 42.11% +468 Loser:
O
 1,426 31.70% W. Keys
After his election:
27 Jan 1887 53
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of government)
1 Feb 1887 53
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 3 months 18 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 7,780 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
6		 Québec
12 February 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26240(F) — 14 Oct 2022 17:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,200 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
7		 Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15278(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 8 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,535 Votes: 5,111 Participation: 67.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15325(F) — 2 Oct 2022 13:07 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
QLP
 2/3 2,115 42.13% -461 Winner:
CONS
 2,576 51.31% Patrick Kennedy
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
27 December 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20017(F) — 16 Jan 2022 19:57 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
62
LIB
 1/2 2 66.67% +1 Loser:
CONS
 1 33.33% William H. Hingston

Service: 5 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,023 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20200(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LIB
 2/2 2,952 49.01% -119 Winner:
CONS
 3,071 50.99% Michael F.J. Quinn

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
McShane, James		 19 Sep 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
McShane, James		 19 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James McShane, M.P.		 19 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James McShane, député		 19 Sep 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
James McShane		 19 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
James McShane		 19 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
James McShane		 19 Sep 2023

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