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♂ James C. Karpoff
aliasJames C. Karpoff
Record
30924 · 656

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 14 October 1937
Age 86 years + 6 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
James C. Karpoff (1937– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 4 11 2

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Margaret L. Bridgman  f 
 		 ⊖ Charles Cadman  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 53,881 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3498(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
NDP
 1/9 19,940 37.01% +2,266 Loser:
PC
 17,674 32.80% Cliff Blair

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 96,255 Votes: 60,961 Participation: 63.33% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3196(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
NDP
 3/9 10,355 17.08% -12,035 Winner:
REF
 22,390 36.94% Margaret L. Bridgman
Eligible: 62,644 Votes: 34,704 Participation: 55.40% Candidacies: 8
Federal
38		 British Columbia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1011(F) — 11 Feb 2024 16:55 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
66
NDP
 2/8 8,312 24.13% -6,777 Winner:
IND
 15,089 43.80% Charles Cadman

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Capsey (Jim) Karpoff		 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Capsey (Jim) Karpoff		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Karpoff		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 16:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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