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♂ James D. Chaplin
aliasJames D. Chaplin
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 20 March 1863 → 161 years + 1 month ago
Lived 74 years + 5 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 8 months
Death 23 August 1937 → 86 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 10 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
James D. Chaplin (1863–1937)
© Photo 1918 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Edna V. Anderson (1922–2019) Granddaughter  
⊖ Alexander D. Chaplin (1872–1938) Brother
⊖ Gordon Chaplin (1907–1964) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 17 9 21

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 15
LC
 1 Minister 63 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 0 2 11
 1. Trade and Commerce

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,151 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21366(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
UNIO
 1/2 9,335 70.98% +5,519 Loser:
LL
 3,816 29.02% Edwin J. Lovelace

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,365 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21623(F) — 5 Jul 2023 18:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
NLCP
 1/3 8,087 46.57% +1,875 Loser:
LAB
 6,212 35.77% Edwin J. Lovelace
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 58
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,362 Votes: 17,996 Participation: 59.27% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21894(F) — 27 Jun 2023 14:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LC
 1/2 12,054 66.98% +6,112 Loser:
LIB
 5,942 33.02% Hamilton K. Woodruff
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 63
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 30,362 Votes: 17,030 Participation: 56.09% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22145(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LC
 1/2 11,475 67.38% +5,920 Loser:
LIB
 5,555 32.62% Terrence M. McCarron

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,802 Votes: 21,000 Participation: 68.18% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22419(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LC
 1/2 13,474 64.16% +5,948 Loser:
LIB
 7,526 35.84% May Louise Greenwood

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,429 Votes: 26,106 Participation: 75.83% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22691(F) — 5 Jul 2023 20:03 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
LC
 11,398 43.66% Norman J.M. Lockhart

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Dew Chaplin, P.C., M.P.		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Dew Chaplin, C.P., député		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Dew Chaplin		 03 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Dew Chaplin		 03 Feb 2024

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