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♂ Major James William Coldwell
aliasM.J. Coldwell
Record
11855 · 6640

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 2 8
Saskatchewan 0 1 1
Total 6 3 9
Birth 2 December 1888 → 135 years + 4 months ago
Lived 85 years + 8 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 10 months
Death 25 August 1974 → 49 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 4 months after 30 March 1958
Special notes
None
 
Major James William Coldwell (1888–1974)
© Photo 1946 Arthur Roy — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Regina, Saskatchewan (1922–1932)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 22 5 10

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 7–8
FLG
 1 Party leader 42–45 01 May 1931 — 14 Nov 1934 3 6 13
2. CA 19
CCF
 1 Party leader 53–71 01 Jul 1942 — 10 Aug 1960 18 1 9

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
16 documented challengers
⊖ James T.M. Anderson  m 
⊖ Clarence O. Cooper  m 
⊖ Gustav T. Froese  m 
⊖ Wilbert Hagarty  m 
⊖ Robert P. Hassard  m 
⊖ William J. Loucks  m 
⊖ Garnet N. Menzies  m 
⊖ Hubert Staines  m 
 		 ⊖ Percy M. Anderson  m 
⊖ Francis N. Darke  m 
⊖ James Grassick  m 
⊖ F. Alvin G. Hamilton  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William F. Kerr  m 
⊖ Murdoch A. MacPherson  m 
⊖ Martin P. Pederson  m 
⊖ Franklin W. Turnbull  m 
 
Eligible: 17,676 Votes: 15,161 Participation: 85.77% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Saskatchewan
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22019(F) — 24 Jan 2022 13:18 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
36
PROG
 3/3 2,284 15.06% -5,194 Winner:
LIB
 7,478 49.32% Francis N. Darke
Eligible: 29,815 Votes: 51,915 Participation: 87.06% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31549(F) — 29 Mar 2024 23:58 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
45
FLG
 5/7 6,714 25.86% -4,798 Winner:
LIB
 11,512 44.35% William F. Kerr
Eligible: 18,735 Votes: 15,230 Participation: 81.29% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22820(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
CCF
 1/4 6,806 44.69% +2,446 Loser:
LIB
 4,360 28.63% William Richardson

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,813 Votes: 15,007 Participation: 79.77% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Saskatchewan
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23095(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CCF
 1/3 7,714 51.40% +2,802 Loser:
LIB
 4,912 32.73% Robert P. Hassard

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,410 Votes: 15,231 Participation: 87.48% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23355(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
56
CCF
 1/3 8,484 55.70% +4,866 Loser:
LIB
 3,618 23.75% Wilbert Hagarty

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,390 Votes: 16,802 Participation: 82.40% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Saskatchewan
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23616(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
60
CCF
 1/3 8,793 52.56% +3,527 Loser:
LIB
 5,266 31.48% Sanborn D. Noble

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 26,682 Votes: 20,624 Participation: 77.30% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 Saskatchewan
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23927(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
64
CCF
 1/5 11,404 55.51% +5,888 Loser:
LIB
 5,516 26.85% Hubert Staines

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 26,057 Votes: 21,843 Participation: 83.83% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Saskatchewan
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24210(F) — 11 Sep 2021 13:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
68
CCF
 1/4 9,846 45.23% +4,294 Loser:
PC
 5,552 25.51% Howard S. Riddell

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 26,057 Votes: 20,899 Participation: 80.20% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Saskatchewan
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24476(F) — 11 Sep 2021 12:53 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
69
CCF
 2/3 8,051 38.52% -1,911 Winner:
PC
 9,962 47.67% Clarence O. Cooper

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
M.J. Coldwell		 09 Apr 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Coldwell, major James William		 09 Apr 2024
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Coldwell, Major James (1888-1974)		 09 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Major James William Coldwell, P.C., C.C., M.P.		 09 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Major James William Coldwell, C.P., C.C., député		 09 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
M.J. Coldwell		 09 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
M.J. Coldwell		 09 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Apr 2024 22:46 (but data presented dynamically)

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