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♂ James McKay
aliasJames McKay
Record
41623 · 6715

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 12 July 1862 → 161 years + 9 months ago
Lived 69 years + 4 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 2 months
Death 1 December 1931 → 92 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 11 months after 16 December 1914
Special notes
None
 
James McKay (1862–1931)
© Photo — Public domain
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 3 2 25

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ H.C. Wilfrid Laurier  m 
 		 ⊖ William W. Rutan  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,145 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 North-Western Territories
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20069(F) — 22 Jan 2022 21:06 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
33
CONS
 2/3 944 44.01% -44 Winner:
LIB
 988 46.06% H.C. Wilfrid Laurier
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,774 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
11		 Saskatchewan
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 21000(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
46
CONS
 2/3 2,194 46.74% -219 Winner:
LIB
 2,413 51.41% William W. Rutan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,277 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Saskatchewan
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21227(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:12 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 3,316 52.83% +355 Loser:
LIB
 2,961 47.17% William W. Rutan
After his election:
16 Dec 1914 52
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12		 Saskatchewan
1 February 1915
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21268(F) — 1 Jul 2023 18:05 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Samuel J. Donaldson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James McKay, M.P.		 25 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James McKay, député		 25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
James McKay (Canadian politician)		 25 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Feb 2024 19:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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