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♂ James B. Swanston
aliasJames B. Swanston
Record
59789 · 6548

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 17%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Saskatchewan 0 2 2
Total 1 5 6
Birth 11 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
Lived 78 years + 9 months
First mandate 28 July 1930 → 93 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 10 months
Death 8 July 1957 → 66 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 8 months after 13 October 1935
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 5 2 15

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊖ William G. Bock  m 
⊖ Daniel C. Lochead  m 
⊖ George Spence  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Charles R. Evans  m 
⊖ Neil H. McTaggart  m 
⊖ Isaac Stirling  m 
 
Eligible: 2,458 Votes: 1,247 Participation: 50.73% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Saskatchewan
11 July 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31164(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
33
CONS
 2/2 610 48.92% -27 Winner:
LIB
 637 51.08% Daniel C. Lochead
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,599 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
26 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31243(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
38
CONS
 2/2 1,670 46.40% -259 Winner:
LIB
 1,929 53.60% Isaac Stirling
Eligible: 19,263 Votes: 9,842 Participation: 51.09% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Saskatchewan
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22014(F) — 26 Jun 2023 15:17 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
47
LC
 2/3 3,253 33.05% -766 Winner:
LIB
 4,019 40.84% George Spence
Eligible: 19,263 Votes: 13,974 Participation: 72.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Saskatchewan
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22266(F) — 24 Jan 2022 22:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
48
LC
 2/2 5,772 41.31% -2,430 Winner:
LIB
 8,202 58.69% George Spence
Eligible: 20,799 Votes: 17,375 Participation: 83.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Saskatchewan
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22540(F) — 10 Sep 2022 15:13 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
LC
 1/3 7,772 44.73% +557 Loser:
LIB
 7,215 41.53% William G. Bock

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,572 Votes: 14,944 Participation: 76.35% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22812(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LC
 3/4 3,597 24.07% -961 Winner:
LIB
 4,558 30.50% Charles R. Evans

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Beck Swanston, M.P.		 11 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Beck Swanston, député		 11 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Beck Swanston		 11 Sep 2023

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Rev.: 11 Sep 2023 12:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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