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♂ James E. Abbott
aliasJames E. Abbott
Record
34 · 666

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
Birth 18 August 1942 → 81 years + 8 months ago
Lived 77 years + 11 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 2 months
Death 26 July 2020 → 3 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 2 months after 1 May 2011
Special notes
None
 
James E. Abbott (1942–2020)
© Photo 2006 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 17 6 0

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Sidney J. Parker  m 
 
 
Eligible: 50,292 Votes: 35,369 Participation: 70.33% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3180(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
REF
 1/9 17,050 48.42% +9,135 Loser:
LIB
 7,915 22.48% Jim S. Wavrecan

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 55,916 Votes: 36,289 Participation: 64.90% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 British Columbia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2880(F) — 30 Jun 2023 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
REF
 1/5 22,387 61.91% +16,014 Loser:
LIB
 6,373 17.63% Mark Shmigelsky
After his election:
27 Mar 2000 57
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 58,326 Votes: 38,003 Participation: 65.16% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 British Columbia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2579(F) — 30 Jun 2023 16:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CA
 1/5 25,663 67.78% +20,082 Loser:
LIB
 5,581 14.74% Delvin R. Chatterson
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 61
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 63,216 Votes: 41,147 Participation: 65.09% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 British Columbia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 995(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
CPC
 1/4 21,336 52.02% +11,564 Loser:
NDP
 9,772 23.82% Brent Bush

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 63,571 Votes: 40,935 Participation: 64.39% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 British Columbia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 928(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
CPC
 1/5 22,181 54.36% +11,621 Loser:
NDP
 10,560 25.88% Brent Bush

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 65,932 Votes: 39,402 Participation: 59.76% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 British Columbia
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5727(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
CPC
 1/4 23,402 59.59% +14,510 Loser:
NDP
 8,892 22.64% Leon R. Pendleton

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 67,663 Votes: 42,930 Participation: 63.45% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 British Columbia
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6267(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
CPC
 23,910 55.88% David Wilks

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Jim Abbott, M.P., P.C.		 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Jim Abbott, député, C.P.		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Abbott (Canadian politician)		 11 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jim Abbott (homme politique)		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 15:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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