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♂ James McCrie Douglas
aliasJames McCrie Douglas
Record
16758 · 6710

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 5 February 1867 → 157 years + 2 months ago
Lived 83 years + 1 month
First mandate 20 October 1909 → 114 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 8 months
Death 16 March 1950 → 74 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 3 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
James McCrie Douglas (1867–1950)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Edmonton, Alberta (1929–1931)
Mun./Co. Council Edmonton, Alberta (1923–1926; 1941–1949)
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 12 1 13

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Rice Sheppard  m 
⊖ Daniel W. Warner  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles A. Stewart  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
11		 Alberta
20 October 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 21007(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 11 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,268 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Alberta
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21020(F) — 2 Jul 2023 06:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 5,396 65.26% +2,524 Loser:
CONS
 2,872 34.74% George B. Campbell
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 50
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
10 Oct 1917 50
LIB
 →
UNIL
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,955 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Alberta
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21278(F) — 1 Jul 2023 09:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
UNIL
 1/2 5,777 64.51% +2,599 Loser:
LL
 3,178 35.49% Allan T. Mode
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 53
UNIL
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,322 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Alberta
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21534(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
NLCP
 2/3 2,925 25.83% -4,394 Winner:
PROG
 7,319 64.64% Daniel W. Warner
Eligible: 23,210 Votes: 13,107 Participation: 56.47% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Alberta
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21800(F) — 26 Jun 2023 19:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
58
LC
 2/3 4,706 35.90% -1,688 Winner:
LIB
 6,394 48.78% Charles A. Stewart

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
The Douglas Archives (21 March 2018), James McCrie Douglas		 23 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James McCrie Douglas		 23 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James McCrie Douglas		 23 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
James McCrie Douglas		 23 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Mar 2024 18:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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