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♂ James Sinclair
aliasJames Sinclair
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 26 May 1908 → 115 years + 11 months ago
Lived 75 years + 8 months
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 31 years + 10 months
Death 7 February 1984 → 40 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 10 months after 30 March 1958
Special notes
None
 
James Sinclair (1908–1984)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Justin P.J. Trudeau (1971–) Grandson  
⊖ Pierre E. Trudeau (1919–2000) Son-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 17 11 30

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 21–22
LIB
 1 Minister 44–49 15 Oct 1952 — 20 Jun 1957 4 8 5
 1. Fisheries

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ C. Grant MacNeil  m 
⊖ William H. Payne  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas A. McEwen  m 
 
Eligible: 36,275 Votes: 27,514 Participation: 75.85% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 British Columbia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22889(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
31
LIB
 1/3 10,496 38.15% +664 Loser:
CCF
 9,832 35.73% C. Grant MacNeil

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,294 Votes: 34,646 Participation: 74.84% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23149(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/5 13,373 38.60% +3,363 Loser:
CCF
 10,010 28.89% Colin S. Johnston

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,434 Votes: 26,432 Participation: 70.61% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23634(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/3 15,294 58.24% +9,041 Loser:
CCF
 6,253 23.81% Francis J. McKenzie

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 44,177 Votes: 29,822 Participation: 67.51% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23692(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/5 13,614 45.88% +6,522 Loser:
SC
 7,092 23.90% Ernest G. Silverton

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,512 Votes: 42,426 Participation: 77.83% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23974(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/4 16,443 39.02% +4,800 Loser:
PC
 11,643 27.63% William H. Payne

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 54,512 Votes: 44,487 Participation: 81.61% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24240(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 2/4 17,411 39.14% -1,932 Winner:
PC
 19,343 43.48% William H. Payne

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Sinclair, P.C., M.P.		 05 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Sinclair, C.P., député		 05 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Sinclair (politician)		 05 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Sinclair (homme politique)		 05 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 May 2024 14:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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